The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has said M-Pox has spread to 25 states and the Federal Capital Territory across 63 local government areas in the country.
NCDC said 94 confirmed cases have been reported out of the 1,297 suspected cases recorded so far from January 1 to October 6, 2024.
The agency noted that 47 new suspected cases were reported in Epidemiology week 40, 2024, compared with 67 cases reported in week 39.
It, however, explained that six confirmed cases were reported in week 40 compared with 10 confirmed cases reported in week 39, 2024.
“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 percent) from 35 states and the FCT with 17 deaths. Males (~70 percent) are predominantly affected.
“The National Mpox multi-sectoral & multi-partner Emergency Operation Centre continues to coordinate…