In 26 states throughout the nation, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, has identified 157 cases of monkeypox.
In its most recent monkeypox status report for week 30, the NCDC made this disclosure.
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 African nations where the illness is widespread.
According to the agency, four deaths were reported from four states between January 1 and July 31, 2022: Delta (1), Lagos (1), Ondo (1), and Akwa Ibom (1). (1).
The survey also indicated that the illness was thought to be present in at least 413 people nationwide.
There were 56 new suspected cases reported during Epi Week 30 in 2022 (from July 25 to July 31), coming from 19 different states, including 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), River (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.”
