Eight new Mpox cases have been detected in Ghana, raising public health concerns about potential transmission across the country.

According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), the cases form part of a fresh outbreak currently affecting the Greater Accra and Western Regions.

Speaking on Channel One TV's Breakfast Daily on Friday, May 23, Dr.

Dennis Odai Laryea, Consultant Public Health Physician and Deputy Director of Surveillance at the GHS, said the new cases add to a total of nine recorded nationwide this year. "Currently, we have eight confirmed cases.