The Nigeria Centre for Illness Management (NCDC) has confirmed 41 new circumstances of monkeypox in 12 states.
In a publish printed on its web site on Sunday, the NCDC mentioned circumstances have been recorded between August 29 and September 4.
The breakdown of the determine revealed the next: Lagos (14), Abia (7), Imo (6), Ogun (5), Ondo (2), Akwa Ibom (1), Borno (1), Delta (1), Osun (1), Oyo (1), Plateau (1) and Rivers (1).
The publish learn: “815 suspected circumstances, 318 confirmed circumstances, and 7 deaths from Monkeypox had been recorded thus far within the nation in 2022.
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“The fatality determine exhibits – Delta (1), Lagos (1), Ondo (1), Akwa Ibom (1), Kogi (1), Taraba (1) and Imo (1), with a Case Fatality Ratio (CFR) of two.2 p.c.
“Solely 4 states within the nation accounted for 270 out of 544 circumstances of monkeypox within the nation since 2017. These are Lagos (93), Rivers (71), Bayelsa (62), and Delta (44).
“This interprets to 49.6 p.c of the full variety of confirmed circumstances.”
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