Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC ) has recorded 10 additional monkeypox cases in the last seven days in the country.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Friday.
This involves administering smallpox vaccines which are thought to be effective against monkeypox, because, the viruses are related to people who have been exposed to monkeypox through close contact with an infected person.
The NCDC said the 10 new cases were reported in epidemiological week 22, from May 29 to June 5, in the country.
It stated that between January 1 and June 5, the country had confirmed a total of 31 cases in 12 states, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The NCDC also confirmed that no fewer than 110 suspected cases of the disease had been reported in the country, up from the previous 66 suspected cases.
They are: Adamawa 5, Lagos 6, River 3, Cross River 2, FCT 2, Kano 2, Delta 2, Bayelsa 2, Edo 2, Imo 2, Plateau 2, and Ondo 1.
“One death was recorded in a 40-year old man, with co-morbidity that was receiving immunosuppressive drugs.
“There were 10 new positive cases in Epi week 22, 2022, from six states – Edo 2, Rivers 2, Plateau 2, Lagos 2, Ondo 1 and Imo 1,”
Monkeypox is caused by the monkeypox virus, a member of the same family of viruses as smallpox.
Countries including Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States have begun implementing a strategy called ‘ring vaccination,’ to prevent the spread of the virus.
RN