NCDC confirms 55 cases of Mpox in 29 states

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Tuesday confirmed 55 cases of Mpox in the country.

The center disclosed this on its website, saying that 55 cases have been confirmed out of 935 suspected cases in 39 local government areas across 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

He added that so far there have been no reports of deaths due to the disease this year.

NCDC said: “Of the reported cases, 70 percent were males while 30 percent were females.

“The age distribution of confirmed cases reveals that 19 cases were recorded in the 0-10 age group, eight in the 11-20 age group, and 12 in the 21-30 age group.

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“In addition, eight cases were recorded in the 31-40 age group, seven cases in the 41-50 age group, and one case in an individual aged 50 years and above.”

“The details of the confirmed cases are as follows – Enugu (8), Bayelsa (6), Akwa-Ibom (6), Cross River (5), Delta (3), Benue (3) and Plateau (3)”

Others are – Osun (2), Imo (2), FCT (2), Anambra (2), Rivers (2), Abia (2), Lagos (1), Kebbi (1), Nasarawa (1), Edo ( 1), Ebonyi (1), Zamfara (1), Oyo (1), Kaduna (1), and Niger (1).”

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