The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control says 38 cases of the dreaded monkey pox has been confirmed in 8 states nationwide.
The affected states are: Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Ekiti,
Enugu, Lagos, Rivers and the Federal Capital Territory. According to the
centre's report, there has been 116 suspected cases in 20 states and
the FCT. since the onset of the outbreak and 145 contacts are still
under follow up.
The report also said that more men than women have been infected at a
ratio of 2:1. The NCDC said public awareness activities have been
intensified while laboratory testing capacity has been extablished in
the National Reference Laboratory, Abuja.
MONKEY POX: 38 cases confirmed in eight states and the FCT
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Remember when monkey pox was a big thing and it was reported that it was mostly affecting gay men, which confirmed peoples suspicions that it was basically just a gay std. Then news came out of it being spread to kids, dogs, etc, then monkey pox just left the news cycle quicker than it arrived.
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