The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 157
cases of monkeypox across 26 states in the country.
The NCDC disclosed this in its latest monkeypox situation
report for week 30.
Monkeypox is a rare viral zoonotic infectious disease
transmitted from animals to humans that occur sporadically, primarily in remote
villages of Central and West Africa near tropical rainforests.
Nigeria is one of the countries in Africa where the disease
is endemic.
The agency said from January 1 to July 31, 2022, four deaths
were recorded from 4 states – Delta (1), Lagos (1), Ondo (1) and Akwa Ibom (1).
The report also showed that there were at least 413
suspected cases of the disease in the country.
The report read in part, “There were fifty-six (56) new
suspected cases reported in Epi week 30, 2022 (25th to 31st July 2022) from
nineteen (19) states – Ondo (13), Plateau (8), Lagos (6), Adamawa (4), Abia
(3), Borno (3), Delta (2), Kano (3), Anambra (2), Bayelsa (2) , Kwara (2), Akwa
Ibom (1), Gombe (1), Imo (1), Nasarawa (1), Osun (1), Oyo (1), Rivers (1) and
Taraba (1)
“Of fifty-six (56)suspected cases, there were
twenty-four(24) new confirmed positive cases in Epi week 30, 2022 from twelve
(12) states – Ondo (5), Kano (3), Lagos (3), Abia (2), Adamawa (2), Bayelsa
(2), Kwara (2), Delta (1), Anambra (1), Gombe (1), Rivers (1) and Nasarawa (1).
“From 1st January to 31st July 2022, there have now been 413
suspected cases and 157 confirmed cases (105 male, 52 female) from twenty-six
(26) states – Lagos (20), Ondo (14), Adamawa (13), Delta (12), Bayelsa (12),
Rivers (11), Edo (8), Nasarawa (8), Plateau (6), Anambra (6), FCT (5), Taraba
(5), Kwara (5), Kano (5), Imo (4), Cross River (3), Borno (3), Oyo (3), Abia
(3), Gombe (3), Katsina (2), Kogi (2), Niger (1), Ogun (1), Bauchi (1) and Akwa
Ibom (1).
“Four deaths were recorded from 4 states – Delta (1), Lagos
(1), Ondo (1) and Akwa Ibom (1).
“Overall, since the re-emergence of monkeypox in September
2017 and to 31st July 2022, a total of 925 suspected cases have been reported
from 35 states in the country.”
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