Kwara State Ministry of Health has confirmed first case of monkey pox in the state.
In a statement in Ilorin by the state commissioner for Health,
Dr. Raji Razaq said the confirmation followed rigorous efforts of the surveillance and response team that had been activated since the index case was reported in the country in March, 2022.
According to him the first confirmed case in Kwara state involves a 29-year-old Nigerian driver who developed symptoms of fever, generalised rash, and weakness in the last two weeks and had been under surveillance.
Dr. Razaq explained that the victim had contacts with the wife and four neighbours at Gbugbu in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State noting that all have been resolved by the health team.
He explained that the patient currently on admission was improving and stable .
Dr. Razaq maintained that the team would also intensify continuous public and community sensitization on the disease and its symptoms for public education and control.
ALI MUHAMMAD RABIU