Guinea-Bissau's First Mpox Outbreak Disproportionately Strikes Children

Guinea-Bissau declared its first mpox outbreak on 4 July 2026. Of 46 suspected cases, about half are children under 15, including 16 under four. Only seven cases are lab-confirmed, all adults. UNICEF warns that weak surveillance likely means undetected spread, leaving children especially vulnerable in a country with limited paediatric intensive care capacity.