The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that monkeypox cases have reportedly increased to 62 in the country following a situation report released on Tuesday the 28th of June 2022.
The NCDC explained that from January to June 26, 2022, the disease was confirmed in 18 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The report also showed that there are at least 204 suspected cases of the disease across the country.
It continued that there were 42 new suspected cases reported in Epi week 25, 2022 (June 20 to 26, 2022) from 18 states – Lagos(5), Bayelsa (4), Nasarawa (4), Plateau (4), Gombe (3), FCT (3), Adamawa (2), Cross River (2), Delta (2), Ondo(2), Oyo (2), Rivers (2), Taraba (2), Abia (1), Benue (1), Edo (1), Katsina (1) and Kwara (1).
“Out of 42 suspected cases, there were 21 new positive cases in Epi week 25, 2022 from 13 states – Cross River (2), Delta (2), FCT (2), Lagos (2), Nasarawa (2), Plateau (2), Rivers (2), Taraba (2), Abia (1), Adawama (1), Bayelsa (1), Edo (1) and Katsina (1).
The NCDC said the exact reservoir of Monkeypox is still unknown although African rodents are suspected to play a part in transmission.
Written by Adekunle Biodun