{"id":95422,"date":"2025-09-23T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=95422"},"modified":"2025-09-23T12:00:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T12:00:24","slug":"mpox-total-confirmed-cases-hit-565","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=95422","title":{"rendered":"Mpox: Total confirmed cases hit 565"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>33 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1917.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mpox: Total confirmed cases hit 565\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1917-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1917-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1917-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1917-140x140.png 140w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1917-125x125.png 125w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1917-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1917-424x424.png 424w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1917-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1917.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" title=\"Mpox: Total confirmed cases hit 565\"><\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed 10 additional cases of mpox, raising the country\u2019s total confirmed infections to 565.<\/p>\n<p>Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, spreads primarily through close, often prolonged, contact with someone who has the infection, including contact with lesions, bodily fluids, or contaminated materials, as well as respiratory droplets in certain circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Health authorities are urging the public to take precautions to protect themselves and their loved ones. 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Total confirmed cases hit 565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1917-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1917-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1917-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1917-140x140.png 140w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1917-125x125.png 125w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1917-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1917-424x424.png 424w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1917-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1917.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" title=\"Mpox: Total confirmed cases hit 565\">The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed 10 additional 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