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Published on: Thursday 14 May 2026
Bissau—Independent assessment recommends closure of the 2021 variant poliovirus type 2 outbreak, while calling for sustained immunization and surveillance. Guinea-Bissau has reached an important ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Biombo » Politics: Mpox in Guinea-Bissau: community transmission remains active as surveillance is strengthened
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Published on: Wednesday 26 August 2026
Bissau— Two months after the first case was confirmed, the country has recorded 10 confirmed cases and no deaths. Health teams are intensifying active case finding and contact monitoring, with ...