The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said it has confirmed 55 suspected cases of Mpox.
The NCDC said the 55 cases of Mpox were
out of 935 across 39 local government areas (LGAs) in 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Nigeria.
NCDC disclosed this in a report on its official website, noting that no death has been recorded from the disease so far in 2024.
The report, however, revealed that 70 per cent of the reported cases were males while the remaining 30 per cent were females.
“The age distribution of confirmed Mpox cases revealed that 19 cases were recorded in ages 0-10, eight cases in ages 11-20 and 12 cases in ages 21-30,” the report read.
“Additionally, eight cases were recorded in ages 31-40, seven cases in ages 41-50 and one case in an individual aged 50 and above.
“The breakdown of the confirmed cases include eight from Enugu, six from Bayelsa, six from Akwa-Ibom, five from Cross River, three from Delta, three from Benue and three from Plateau.
“Others are: Osun (two), Imo (two), FCT (two), Anambra (two), Rivers (two), Abia (two) while Lagos, Kebbi, Nasarawa, Edo, Ebonyi, Zamfara, Oyo, Kaduna and Niger had one case each.
“Since September 2017, 4,752 suspected cases have been reported from 36 states and the FCT with 1,141 confirmed cases (24.0 per cent) from 35 States and the FCT with 17 deaths. Males (70 per cent) are predominantly affected.”
