The Cross River State government has confirmed two new cases of Mpox in Calabar Municipality local government area of the state.

The state’s Epidemiologist, Mrs. Inyang Ekpenyong, confirmed the cases in a statement on Saturday in Calabar.

The state had earlier reported a case of Mpox in Okoshe, Obudu LGA.

Ekpenyong said a case management team had been informed of the urgent evacuation of the two cases to an isolation centre.

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She said: “The state/LGA Rapid Response Team (RRT) has commenced contact tracing, listing and monitoring.

“We also use this opportunity to appeal for financial resources to urgently carry out the needed response activities.”

The World Health Organisation (WHO) last month declared Mpox a global public health emergency following an upsurge in the number of confirmed cases in Central Africa.

Nigeria has recorded more than 40 cases since last year.

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