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  • Nigeria: 2019 Monkeypox

    Source: https://dailypost.ng/2019/10/26/18-c...-in-akwa-ibom/

    18 cases of monkey pox reported in Akwa Ibom
    Published 9 hours ago
    on October 26, 2019
    By Lovina Anthony

    The Commissioner of Health, Akwa Ibom State, Dr. Dominic Ukpong has said a total of eighteen cases of monkey pox has been reported in the state and one confirmed.

    Ikpong disclosed this on Friday in a press briefing following the outbreak of monkey pox disease in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of the State.

    He said results of five cases were still being awaited and that the 18 cases all reside within three communities of Ikot Akpaden, Ikot Enin and Ndon in Mkpat Enin LGA.

    The Commissioner said since the outbreak of the disease, his ministry through its public health department had activated its infectious control procedure to prevent the epidemic and confine it to the affected local government.

    He added that Akwa Ibom was at the risk of contracting new cases because the disease was present in the neighbouring states.

    According to him, “In Nigeria, as at October 24th, 93 suspected cases have been reported, 43 confirmed, only one death reported, and that was in Lagos state.

    “Although 10 states are affected: Lagos, Bayelsa, Delta, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Imo, Enugu and Anambra states with a total number of 93 cases in the country, 59% are from two states: Delta, (28%), and Lagos (26%).

    “Since the beginning of the outbreak in 2017, 176 confirmed cases were reported and nine deaths before the outbreak of this year...


  • #2
    Source: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/nigeria...o-state-36792/


    Nigeria reports more monkeypox: Confirmed case in Oyo State
    by News Desk
    December 15, 2019

    Health officials in Nigeria continue to report monkeypox in 2019. During the month of November, eight cases were reported (7 suspected and one confirmed (Oyo State). No deaths were recorded in November.

    In 2019, 106 suspected cases have been reported thus far of which 44 were confirmed in nine states (Bayelsa, Lagos, Delta, Rivers, Akwa ibom, Enugu, Anambra, Cross River, and Oyo). One death was recorded in a case in Lagos state...

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    • #3
      WEEKLY BULLETIN ON OUTBREAKS
      AND OTHER EMERGENCIES
      Week 51: 16 - 22 December 2019
      Data as reported by: 17:00; 22 December 2019
      ...
      Monkeypox Nigeria

      106 Cases
      1 Death
      0.9% CFR

      EVENT DESCRIPTION

      Nigeria continues to report sporadic cases of monkeypox since
      the outbreak was declared in September 2017 following the
      identification of the first laboratory confirmed case. During the
      month of November 2019 (epidemiological weeks 45-48), eight
      new suspected cases were reported from Lagos (4), Rivers (2),
      Akwa Ibom (1) and Oyo (1) states with laboratory confirmation
      of one of the cases from Lagos state. No associated deaths were
      reported during this period.

      On 2 December 2019, the IHR National Focal Point (NFP) of the
      United Kingdom (UK) notified WHO of a confirmed monkeypox
      case in a traveller returning from Nigeria. The case visited both
      Lagos and Rivers states and initially presented at a hospital in
      Rivers with symptoms including headache, fever, itchy head and
      some skin lesions on 21 November 2019. Following the case’s
      return to the UK, monkeypox was confirmed by PCR testing
      conducted at the UK reference laboratory on 3 December 2019.
      The mode of infection is currently unknown.

      Since the beginning of the year, a total of 106 suspected cases
      have been reported from 14 states, with the majority 90 (85%) of
      the cases concentrated in Lagos, Rivers, Delta, Akwa Ibom and
      Bayelsa states. Of these suspected cases, 44 (42%) have been
      laboratory confirmed. One associated death has been reported
      from Lagos state accounting for a case fatality ratio of 0.9%
      among the cases.

      Individuals aged 21 - 40 years were the most affected by this
      outbreak, accounting for 80% of confirmed cases although
      suspected cases have been reported in all age groups. Males
      were disproportionately affected by this outbreak, with a male to
      female ratio of 2.7:1 among cases.

      Since the beginning of the outbreak in September 2017, 181
      confirmed cases with nine associated deaths have been reported
      from 18 states including Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River, Imo,
      Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Delta, Bauchi, FCT, Abia, Oyo, Enugu, Ekiti,
      Nasarawa, Benue, Plateau, Edo and Anambra states.

      PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS

      The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is leading a
      multi-agency, multi-disciplinary Technical Working Group to
      coordinate the support rendered to affected states.

      Surveillance for suspected cases has been enhanced and is
      ongoing in the affected states.

      Rapid Response Teams have been deployed to most affected
      states and continued remote support is being provided to all
      states.

      The National Reference Laboratory in Abuja continues to
      conduct confirmatory tests for Monkeypox.

      WHO is working in close collaboration with the Nigeria NFP, the UK National
      Focal Point (NFP), and other NFPs to facilitate the sharing of relevant
      information regarding identified contacts that have left the UK to travel to
      other countries.

      SITUATION INTERPRETATION

      Sporadic cases of monkeypox continue to be reported in many states of the country.

      The recent exportation of a case to the United Kingdom highlights the risk of
      spread of the disease to other countries. As Nigeria continues to improve detection
      and response capacities for monkeypox cases, countries are advised to heighten
      surveillance at points-of-entry to ensure early detection of imported cases. At national
      level, there is a need to improve case investigation and case follow-up including one
      health surveillance (human, animal and environmental) in the affected states. It is
      also essential to intensify efforts around risk communication activities and advocacy,
      especially in the most affected states, in order to improve public awareness.

      "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
      -Nelson Mandela

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      • #4
        Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/nigeria...-december-2019

        Monkeypox Outbreak in Nigeria: Situation Report #12 (December 2019)
        Report from Government of Nigeria
        Published on 31 Dec 2019 — View Original


        EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUMMARY

        Nigeria continues to report sporadic cases of monkeypox since September, 2017

        In the reporting month, six new suspected monkeypox cases were reported from fivestates - Lagos (1), Rivers (1) Oyo (1), Imo (1) and Plateau (2)

        Of the suspected cases two were confirmed positive for monkeypox in Rivers (1) and Imo (1) states

        One case of monkeypox was confirmed in the United Kingdom on 4th December, 2019 in a traveler from Nigeria.

        No death recorded in the reporting month

        In 2019, a total of 113 suspected cases were reported between January and December. Of the suspected cases, 46 were confirmed from nine states (Bayelsa, Lagos, Delta, Rivers,Akwa ibom, Enugu, Anambra, Cross River, Oyo and Oyo) and one death were recorded

        Four states (Lagos, Delta, Rivers and Bayelsa) recorded 85% of the confirmed cases in Nigeria in 2019 -Table 1

        Additionally, two monkeypox cases were confirmed in the United Kingdom and Sinhgapore in travelers from Nigeria during the year. The two cases had travelled to Delta state and departed Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos..

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