MONKEYPOX The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) yesterday confirmed the outbreak of five fresh cases of MonkeyPox in Lagos, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom States respectively. The outbreak of MonkeyPox is resurfacing about 2years after the index case was first announced in Nigeria. In the latest outbreak, Lagos state has recorded 3 cases, while Akwa Ibom and Rivers have one each. Going by the latest report on MonkeyPox and Lasser fever published yesterday by the NCDC, for the reporting month of September 2019, 15 new suspected cases of MonkeyPox were reported in 5 states – Lagos (5), Akwa Ibom (3), Rivers (2), Imo (2), Zamfara (1), Delta (1), and the Federal capital territory (FCT) (1). Out of the 15 suspected cases, 5 were confirmed positive for MonkeyPox and spread across 3 states. 5 tested positive for chickenpox, while the rest are for further examination. No casualty was reported in the month under review. The NCDC said 81 suspected cases had so far been rep...
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