By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar –
A monkeypox (Mpox) case has been confirmed in Okoshe community in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River state, the Ministry of Health has revealed.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Egbe Ayuk, made the revelation, Saturday, in Calabar, informing that a report from the National Reference Laboratory, Abuja, had confirmed a case of Mpox from Obudu in Cross River State.
Dr. Ayuk further informed that his Ministry was, on Monday 19th August, notified of a presumptive diagnosis for mpox or chickenpox by the State Epidemiologist of Ebonyi.
“A Sample was then sent to the national reference lab from there. The result returned Saturday, 24 August 2024, positive for Mpox and negative for Chickenpox.
“The case, a female is from Okoshe village in Obudu Local Government Area. She was at Federal Medical Centre, Abakaliki to access care,” he added.
