Monkeypox has prompted international alarm after greater than 200 suspected and confirmed circumstances of the virus had been detected in at the least 19 nations since early May, principally in Europe.
Monkeypox has prompted international alarm after greater than 200 suspected and confirmed circumstances of the virus had been detected in at the least 19 nations since early May, principally in Europe.
Nigeria has confirmed 21 circumstances of monkeypox because the begin of the yr with one demise reported, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated late on Sunday.
Monkeypox, a normally gentle viral an infection, is endemic within the African nations of Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria.
But it has prompted international alarm after greater than 200 suspected and confirmed circumstances of the virus had been detected in at the least 19 nations since early May, principally in Europe. No deaths have been reported to this point.
The NCDC stated out of 61 suspected circumstances of monkeypox reported since January, 21 had been confirmed with one demise, that of a 40-year-old man. The circumstances had been reported in 9 states and the federal capital Abuja.
“Among the 21 cases reported in 2022 so far, there has been no evidence of any new or unusual transmission of the virus, nor changes in its clinical manifestation documented (including symptoms, profile and virulence),” NCDC stated.
Six of the circumstances had been detected this month, it stated.
Source: www.thehindu.com
