Rapid Surge of Mpox in Sierra Leone: Public Health Challenges

dc.contributor.author	Mathiang, James Riak
dc.date.accessioned	2026-10-19T21:38:52Z
dc.date.issued	2025-07-15
dc.description.abstract	Sierra Leone is currently facing an unprecedented escalation in mpox cases, placing severe strain on its already fragile health system. On 10 January 2025, this west African nation confirmed its first mpox case, following the 2022 global outbreak, and declared a public health emergency three days later \[1\]. However, neither of the first two confirmed cases reported direct contact with infected individuals or animals, although the index case had recently travelled to the airport town of Lungi in Port Loko District between December 26, 2024, and January 6, 2025 \[1\].
dc.identifier.citation	Mathiang, J. R., Sahr, F., Kamara, I. F., Ansumana, R., Rogers, M. K., Shan Lee, S., & Bockarie, M. J. (2025). Rapid Surge of Mpox in Sierra Leone: Public Health Challenges. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 159, 107987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2025.107987
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.ijid.2025.107987
dc.identifier.uri	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2025.107987
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.njala.edu.sl/handle/20.500.144402/603
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND
dc.subject	Public Health
dc.title	Rapid Surge of Mpox in Sierra Leone: Public Health Challenges
dc.type	Article

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