Close-up of a patient's hands, on black background, showing lesions from the monkeypox virus, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1997. Courtesy CDC/Mahey et al. (Photo via Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Ghana has recorded five cases of Monekypox out of the 12 suspected cases tested.

According to the Director General of Ghana health Service, Patrick Kuma Aboagye, the case are predominant in the Eastern, Western and Greater Accra regions with one imported case.

He was speaking at a press briefing on three outbreaks in the country which, COVID-19, Influenza A H3 and monkey pox.

“So far since the outbreak in Europe occurred, we tested 12 suspected cases in Ghana since 24 May. Currently, we have confirmed five cases in three regions – Eastern, Western and Greater Accra – this is where we discovered the five cases, no death has occurred among the cases here,” he said.

“One of the cases has been recorded in a Ghanaian who travelled to the US from Ghana, he might have picked it from here,” the GHS boss said.

 

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Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM