Cross River, Lagos lead as mpox spreads to 63 LGs
The Mpox virus has reached 25 states and the Federal Capital Territory, covering 63 local government areas in Nigeria, according to the Mpox situation report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention released on Tuesday.
The report indicates that out of the 1,297 suspected cases reported from January 1 to October 6, 2024, 94 have been confirmed.
In Epidemiology week 40, 2024, there were 47 new suspected cases, a decrease from the 67 cases reported in week 39. However, six confirmed cases were reported in week 40 compared to 10 in week 39, 2024.
The report states, "Twenty-five states and the FCT have recorded at least one confirmed case across 63 LGAs in 2024. Since September 2017, 5,114 suspected cases have been reported from 36 states and FCT, with 1,180 confirmed cases (23.1 per cent) from 35 states and the FCT with 17 deaths. Males (~70 per cent) are predominantly affected. The National Mpox multi-sectoral & multi-partner Emergency Operation Centre continues to coordinate the response."
It was clarified that week 39 had a backlog of 13 reported cases (four confirmed cases).
Confirmed cases have been reported in states including Cross-River (11), Lagos (10), Plateau (eight), Enugu (eight), Akwa-Ibom (eight), Delta (six), Bayelsa (six), FCT (five), Imo (four), Benue (four), Rivers (three), and Abia (three).
Ogun leads with 222 suspected cases, followed by Lagos (153), Bayelsa (125), Cross River (84), Akwa Ibom (65), Ekiti (63), Enugu (59), Osun (56), Ondo (41), Delta (38), Imo (36), and Abia (34).
Age distribution of confirmed cases in 2024 shows that ages 0-10 recorded 24 cases, ages 11-20 recorded 15 cases, ages 21-30 recorded 25 cases, ages 31-40 recorded 14 cases, ages 41-50 recorded 12 cases, and ages 50 and above recorded four cases.
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