The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reports 48 confirmed Mpox cases out of 868 suspected cases in 35 local government areas throughout 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
This was revealed in the Mpox situation report for week 34 (August 25), which was published on the agency’s website on Friday.
However, according to the report, no deaths have occurred as a result of the condition this year.
It said, “57 new suspected cases were reported in Epi week 34, 2024, compared with 25 cases reported in the previous week (Epi week 33).
Eight confirmed cases were reported in week 34 compared with one (1) confirmed case reported in week 33, 2024.
“Twenty States and the FCT have recorded at least one confirmed case across thirty-five (35) Local Government Areas in 2024,”
The age distribution of the cumulative number of confirmed Mpox cases showed that 17 cases were recorded among ages 0-10, seven cases were recorded among ages 11-20, nine cases were recorded among 21-30, eight cases were recorded among ages 31-40, and seven cases were recorded among ages 41-50.
