The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported the outbreak of moneybox disease in the country with Lagos and Adamawa states have the highest figures of three each.
THE NCDC report revealed that there were from the 46 suspected cases recorded during from January to April 2022, adding that Nigeria recorded 15 confirmed cases of monkeypox in seven states under this period.
According to the report, the states affected are Adamawa (3), Lagos (3), Cross River (2), Federal Capital Territory (2), Kano (2), Delta (2), and Imo (1) – but no death has been recorded.”
Monkeypox, which is a rare disease that is caused by infection with the Monkeypox virus, belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae.
The NCDC said no casualty has been recorded since the outbreak of the disease, adding that it would conduct active case searches in facilities and communities that have been reporting positive cases in the country.
The NCDC situation report read, “Since September 2017, Nigeria has continued to report sporadic cases of monkeypox. The Monkeypox National Technical Working Group has been monitoring cases and strengthening preparedness/response capacity.
