Nigeria Records 39 Cases Of Mpox

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that the country has recorded 39 confirmed cases of mpox and zero deaths across 33 states and the Federal Capital Territory from the start of 2024.

The NCDC Director General, Dr Jide Idris, revealed this at a press conference in Abuja.

Idris said the country had so far recorded a total of 5,951 suspected cholera cases and 176 deaths have been recorded across 36 states, and the FCT as of August 11, 2024.

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The Africa Centre for Disease Control on Tuesday declared a public health emergency over the growing Mpox outbreak on the continent.

The outbreak has swept through several African countries, particularly the Democratic Republic of Congo.

There is a serious and growing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that has now expanded outside the country.

A new viral strain, which first emerged in September 2023, has for the first time been detected outside DRC.

So far, about 2,863 confirmed mpox cases and 517 deaths across 13 African countries have been reported in 2024 alone.