By Raine Tarka Golegio: Monrovia
First case of monkey-pox disease has been reported in Liberia involving 43- year-old man in Pleebo, Maryland County
Monkeypox, a viral disease, was confirmed in May 2022, beginning with a cluster of cases found 2018 in the United Kingdom. The first confirmed case was traced to an individual with travel links to One of the West African States which was detected on 6 May 2022.
Liberia Health Minister Whilhemina Jallah disclosed on Monday that the laboratory of the National Public Health Institute has confirmed a positive case of Monkeypox in the country.
She pointed out that the World Health Organization has been duly notified about the confirmed case in line with international health regulations and protocols.
The World Health Organization, WHO on Wednesday put recorded cases of Monkeypox so far to 1,800 globally.
