Monkey pox: 7 states To Be Affected - NCDC

Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says 31 suspected cases of monkey pox have so far been reported in seven states across the country.

According to Ihekweazu, following the notification of a suspected monkey pox outbreak on Sept. 22, 2017 in Bayelsa, other suspected cases have been reported from six more states.

He listed the affected states as Bayelsa, Rivers, Ekiti, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Ogun and Cross Rivers. Ihekweazu said that samples had been collected from each suspected case for laboratory confirmation.