The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 157 cases of monkeypox in the country's 26 states.
This was revealed in the NCDC's latest monkeypox situation report for week 30.
Monkeypox is a rare viral zoonotic infectious disease that is transmitted from animals to humans on a sporadic basis, primarily in remote villages in...
Dr. Habu Dahiru, the Gombe State Commissioner for Health, and Nuhu Bile, the state Epidemiologist, have confirmed that the state has joined the 26 other states in the federation in terms of monkeypox incidence.
The commissioner told journalists at the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre that three people have been confirmed to...
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, 162 Nigerians have died from Lassa fever since the beginning of 2022.
The number of new confirmed cases has also decreased from 13 in week 27 to five cases, according to the agency.
The NCDC revealed this in its weekly situation report on the disease outbreak...
The Edo State Ministry of Health has disclosed that eight persons have so far tested positive for monkey pox in the state.
Consequently, he urged residents to observe safety measures to reduce the spread of the virus and other infectious diseases in the state.
State Commissioner for Health, prof. Akoria Obehi, who disclosed...
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