The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has said M-Pox has spread to 25 states and the Federal Capital Territory across 63 local government areas in the country.
NCDC said 94 confirmed cases have been reported out of the 1,297 suspected cases recorded so far from January 1 to October 6, 2024.
The agency noted that 47 new suspected cases were reported in Epidemiology week 40, 2024, compared with 67 cases reported in week 39.
It, however, explained that six confirmed cases were reported in week 40 compared with 10 confirmed cases reported in week 39, 2024.
According to the agency, week 39 had a backlog of 13 reported cases, of which four were confirmed cases.
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