UPDATE; 36 CASES OF MONKEYPOX CONFIRMED IN 15 STATES WITHIN NIGERIA
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday confirmed 36 new cases of monkeypox in 15 states across the country.
In a post on its verified Twitter page, the agency revealed that the number of suspected cases had also increased from 110 to 141.
It added that the confirmed cases were recorded between January 1 and June 12 this year.
Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that does not spread easily between people. It is usually a mild self-limiting illness and most people recover within a few weeks. However, severe illness can occur in some individuals.
According to NCDC, Monkey pox is now causing an unprecedented outbreak of hundreds of infections in 30 countries where it was previously unknown.
“One death was recorded in a 40-year-old man with co-morbidity that was receiving immunosuppressive drugs.
“Since September 2017, Nigeria has continued to report sporadic cases of monkeypox (MPX).
The breakdown of the figure shows the following: Lagos (7), Adamawa (5), Delta (3), River (3), Cross River (2), FCT (2), Kano (2), Bayelsa (2), Edo (2), Imo (2), Plateau (2), Nasarawa (1), Niger (1), Oyo (1) and Ondo (1).
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