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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 21 more cases of monkey pox in the country within the past seven days.
The NCDC via its official website announced, yesterday, that the disease could be spread by close contact and exposure to an infected person’s respiratory droplets, skin lesions or bodily fluids.
The agency also reported that Nigeria recorded six monkey pox-related deaths between January and August and that six states in the country had recorded one death each from the disease.
It listed the six states where monkey pox deaths occurred as Delta, Lagos, Ondo, Akwa Ibom, Taraba and Kogi.
According to the NCDC, monkey pox symptoms, include swollen lymph nodes, fever and a rash that may initially be mistaken for chickenpox or a sexually transmitted disease, if in the genital or anal region.
“Between August 15 and August 21, Taraba and Kogi states recorded two deaths,” the agency added.
It said that the total number of confirmed cases of monkey pox in the country had also risen to 241, with 21 new cases reported in one week between August 15 and August 21.
The NCDC said that the 21 confirmed cases were reported from 12 states.
It listed the states as Lagos – seven, Adamawa – two, Ebonyi – two, Imo -two, Akwa Ibom – one, Anambra – one, Edo – one, FCT – one, Katsina – one, Kaduna – one, Kogi – one and Ondo– one.
“Of the 241 confirmed cases of monkey pox in the country, Lagos State has the highest burden of the disease, with 42…