The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the outbreak of monkey pox in the country, with 39 active cases from 788 suspected infections.
Although there are death reports in the country, there are growing concerns about a new strand of virus that is reportedly spreading the disease across Africa.
OnlinePikin had earlier reported that the World Health Organization, W.H.O., and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Africa CDC declared Mpox a global health emergency. There are 450 deaths reported in DR Congo alone and outbreaks have already been confirmed in Burundi, the Central African Republic, Kenya, and Rwanda
In Nigeria, 20 of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja have reported confirmed Mpox cases with 5 each in Bayelsa, 4 each in Enugu and Cross River, and 3 each in Benue and Akwa Ibom. At the same time, FCT, Delta, Anambra, Rivers, and Plateau have 2 each.
Kaduna, Nasarawa, Lagos, Zamfara, Kebbi, Oyo, Abia, Imo, Osun, and Ebonyi have recorded one case each as authorities place nine states including Kano, Adamawa, and Taraba on red alert