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The government has screened more than 680,000 people for Mpox across all 26 entry points into the country to limit imported cases of the disease. https://shorturl.at/nuFVn

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00:00So, as a ministry, and together with all the other stakeholders, we are prepared for these

00:06spiking cases.

00:07As the Waziri has said, our surveillance has been heightened, now we have enhanced our

00:12surveillance.

00:13We are looking out for all the cases.

00:16We have screened more than 680,000 people who are coming into the country, across all

00:23the 26 ports of entry into the country, so that we make sure that we limit the imported

00:29cases.

00:30At the same time, we have conducted 100, as of yesterday, 124 tests, which 111 came out

00:39negative, five came out positive, and nine are undergoing analysis, so we will be able

00:45to give those results once we get them.

00:48We have also employed very advanced diagnostic tests, which actually conduct genomic sequencing,

00:58where we are able to look at the genetic formation of these pathogens, and we have been able

01:04to classify that the first case was Clade 1B.

01:08We actually categorized them into clades.

01:11It was Clade 1B, which is more severe, and which is circulating mainly in Central Africa,

01:18which was imported into the country.

01:20So we are continuing to make sure that we contain the situation as soon as possible.

More than 680,000 people have been screened for Mpox - MoH

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