Active surveillance needed to control Marburg, Monkeypox - Binkah | 3NEWS.com

Speaking on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday August 6, Prof Binkah said “we need to do active surveillance to find out how many people have been exposed.”

“We have to blanket the area, do bod sampling and check who has come into contact, there are many people people who have come into contact with those infected, we need to identify them,” he added.

Apart from the public education, he said, the infection must be contained immediately in the areas that have been detected in order to avoid spread.

The case, confirmed in the Upper East Region on Friday, July 22, tested positive at the  (NMIMR) after suspicion.

“The confirmed case was seen on the 22nd July, 2022 at the , with a history of fever and skin rash.

“Samples were taken on the 22nd of July 2022 for confirmation at the  in Accra

We received feedback on the 28th of July, 2022, indicating the  tested positive for the Monkeypox disease.”