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NCDC Records 31 New Monkeypox Cases

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Jun 10, 2022.

Yinka Akanbi

Monkeypox is caused by the monkeypox virus which belongs to the orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae family
The World Health Organisation said monkeypox is a viral zoonosis with symptoms very similar to those seen in the past in smallpox patients, although it is clinically less severe

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said 31 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the country.

The NCDC disclosed this in its latest monkeypox situation report released on Friday.

The agency said between January 1 and June 5, 2022, the disease has been confirmed in 12 states, including the FCT.

The agency also confirmed that no fewer than 110 suspected cases of the disease have been reported in the country, up from the previous 66 suspected cases.

The NCDC had activated a monkeypox National Emergency Operations Centre in response to the risk assessment conducted, which put Nigeria at high risk for a Monkeypox outbreak.

The essence of the activation was to improve the coordination of related preparedness/response activities across the country, the NCDC said.

“From January 1st to 5th June 2022, there have been 110 suspected cases in total and 31 confirmed cases from twelve (12) states – Adamawa (5), Lagos (6), River (3), Cross River (2), FCT (2), Kano (2), Delta (2), Bayelsa (2), Edo (2), Imo (2), Plateau (2), and Ondo (1). One death was recorded in a 40-year-old man with co-morbidity that was receiving immunosuppressive drugs.

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“There were 10 new positive cases in Epi week 22, 2022, from six states – Edo (2), Rivers (2), Plateau (2), Lagos (2), Ondo (1) and Imo (1),” the agency said in its report.

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