Monkeypox spreads across 15 Nigerian states, with 2 Cases in IMO – NCDC
Written by darling on June 16, 2022
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed that the monkeypox virus has spread to fifteen states in under eight weeks.
Monkeypox is a rare viral zoonotic infectious disease spread from animals to humans that occurs mostly in isolated towns in Central and West Africa near tropical rainforests.
According to the NCDC’s most recent Monkeypox situation report, 36 cases have been confirmed in 15 states.
Lagos (7), Adamawa (5), Delta (3), River (3), Cross River (2), FCT (2), Kano (2), Bayelsa (2), Edo (2), Imo (2), Plateau (2), Nasarawa (1), Niger (1), Oyo (1), and Ondo (1) are among the states with confirmed cases.
