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Disease outbreak alerts for Turkey
1 outbreak reported for Turkey
Last checked against TravelHealthPro on 2026-08-23.
Mpox
Reported 02 September 2025Spread by close or bodily-fluid contact
As of 28 August 2025, a total of three cases of clade Ib mpox have been reported in Turkey since the beginning of 2025. The most recently detected case, diagnosed in late July 2025, reported a history of travel to the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. Two retrospectively reported cases reported a history of travel to Uganda.
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