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As of Friday, Nigeria has confirmed 40 cases of Mpox, a viral disease recently declared a public emergency of international concern by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Like the global health institutions, the Nigerian health authorities have expectedly reintroduced relevant measures to curtail its spread and provide care for those already infected. One of these measures was reintroducing health declaration forms at airports for people returning or visiting the country.

The Nigerian government also enforced increased border surveillance, distributing diagnostic protocols to port health services and putting people on higher alert at international airports, sea ports, and land borders.

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, said these efforts were in response to the rapid spread of the disease in African countries where an outbreak has been declared.

Mr Pate said Nigeria intends to tackle the disease by deploying measures similar to those used during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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