The Anambra State Government says that one out of the two suspected cases of monkeypox reported in the state has been confirmed positive. The Anambra State Government says that one out of the two suspected cases of monkeypox reported in the state has been confirmed positive. Obidike said that the state had been on alert […]
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The Government of Adamawa State has said it has confirmed five cases of monkeypox and is examining 57 other suspected cases. The state Ministry of Health has laboratory-confirmed cases of the five as of June 12. The Director of Public Health, Dr. Celine La’ori, said in a press interview that the first case was recorded […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has disclosed that between 1st January to 29th May, 2022, the country has reported 66 suspected cases of monkeypox. However, the suspected cases, according to the centre, 21 were confirmed in nine States, saying that Adamawa State is leading with 5, Lagos, 4; Cross River, 2; FCT, 2; […]
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Six fresh cases of the monkeypox virus have been confirmed, with one in the federal capital territory (FCT). Osagie Ehanire, minister of state for health, disclosed this in Abuja on Friday. Ehanire said apart from Abuja, there were two new cases of the disease in Bayelsa and Akwa Ibom states and one in Enugu. This […]
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Six suspected cases of Mokeypox have been recorded in Agbor, Delta State. This is according to information made available to newsmen by the state’s commissioner for health, Dr. Nicholas Azinge. Three of the suspected cases have been treated and discharged. Two of the cases are still being treated at the Federal Medical Centre in Asaba, […]
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The federal government says there is no confirmed case of monkeypox virus in Lagos state. Last week, Jide Idris, the state commissioner for health, announced that there were two suspected cases of the virus. But addressing a press conference on Monday, Isaac Adewole, minister of health, said all the monkeypox test samples obtained from the state […]
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The commissioner for health in Lagos State, Jide Idris, on Monday disclosed that two suspected cases of monkeypox have been recorded in the state. Idris told journalists at a press conference that it had become necessary to sensitise residents about the viral disease which had earlier been reported in three states: Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and […]
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Following the outbreak of monkeypox in Bayelsa state, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has called for calm, noting that the diseases looks and sounds a lot worse than it actually is. Chikwe Ihekweazu, the chief executive officer of NCDC, told NAN on Saturday that the centre was taking steps to manage the cases […]
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Not less than 11 people have been placed under medical surveillance in Bayelsa state, as a result of suspected outbreak of a viral disease, monkeypox. Ebitimitula Etebu, the state commissioner for health, who disclosed this on Wednesday, said samples of the virus had been sent to the World Health Organisation (WHO) laboratory in Dakar, Senegal […]
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