A report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) shows that Nigeria has 40 confirmed cases of the current Mpox outbreak spread to 30 local government areas in 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The states with the confirmed cases are Bayelsa (5) Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Cross River (4 cases each), Benue (3), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Delta, Anambra, Rivers, Plateau (2 each); Nasarawa, Lagos, Zamfara, Kebbi, Oyo, Abia, Imo, Ebonyi (1 each) and Osun (2).
Data from the latest Mpox situation room at the NCDC showed that as at 19th of this month, which is the beginning of the 34th week of the year 2024 there are so far a total of 802 suspected cases in 33 states of the Federation.
No death from the disease has so far been recorded in the country in 2024.
So far, 2,863 confirmed cases and 517 deaths across 13 African countries have been reported in this year alone.
The outbreak has been linked to a new strain of the Mpox virus which emerged in Eastern Congo and has since been detected in other countries including Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.
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