24 new cases of monkeypox have been confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in 19 states across the nation.
According to the agency’s monkeypox situation report for week 30, there were 157 confirmed cases nationwide between January 1 and July 31 and at least 413 additional suspected cases.
Monkeypox is a rare viral zoonotic infectious disease that affects humans irregularly and is typically seen in isolated communities in Central and West Africa that are close to tropical rainforests.
Nigeria is one of the countries in Africa, where the disease is endemic.
The NCDC said from January 1 to July 31, 2022, four deaths were recorded in four 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 partly read: “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.”
