The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, says there are 55 confirmed cases of Monkey-pox, Mpox, in Nigeria.
The centre made this known via its official website, noting that the 55 cases were confirmed from the 935 suspected cases across 39 local government areas in 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
The agency stated that no death has been recorded from the disease so far this year, adding that 70 per cent of the reported cases were males, while 30 per cent were females.
The NCDC gave the breakdown of the confirmed cases to include eight from Enugu, six from Bayelsa, six from Akwa-Ibom, five from Cross River, three from Delta, three from Benue and three from Plateau.
The Nigerian public health agency noted that the National Mpox multi-sectoral and multi-partner Emergency Operation Centre
has continued to coordinate responses across the country.
