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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...
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...
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