The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has disclosed that 67 cases of the Mpox disease, have been confirmed across the country, News About Nigeria reports.
The Director General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed this while speaking at a briefing held in Abuja on Wednesday.
He noted that the 67 confirmed cases are from 1,031 suspected cases in 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory. However, assured that the agency is optimising surveillance in states to ensure accurate detection, and treatment.
Idris added that the agency is also collaborating with the port health authority to prevent the importation of Clade I of Mpox into the country.
He noted that since not all the laboratories across the country have the same capabilities to test Mpox, the agency is optimising its laboratories to detect so that there will be no need to carry samples across states, thereby putting the lives of others at risk of contacting the disease.
He stated, “We are working with the port health authority to prevent the importation of Clade I of Mpox into the country, the port health authority is also working with border states to ensure prevention of the clade into the country.
The states with confirmed cases are Akwa-Ibom (Eight); Enugu (Eight); Bayelsa (Six); Cross River (Five); Benue (Four); Plateau (Four); Delta (Four); FCT (Three); Imo (Three); Lagos (Three); Rivers (Two); Abia (Two); Osun (Two); Anambra (Two); Ogun (Two).
Others are Kaduna (One); Gombe (One); Edo (One); Niger (One); Ebonyi (One); Nasarawa (One); Kebbi (One); and Oyo (One).
