NCDC: Monkeypox cases confirmed in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced that 15 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in seven states between January 1 and April 30, 2022.

The confirmed cases were from the 46 suspected cases recorded during the period, and it was also gathered that Lagos and Adamawa states have the highest figures of three each. 

This is coming after the United Kingdom Health Security Agency announced that a traveller from Nigeria was confirmed to have monkeypox. 

In a statement released by the NCDC, it was stated that no death has been recorded this year as a result of the disease.

The health agency said it would conduct active case searches in facilities and communities that have been reporting positive cases in the country.

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