NCDC confirms decline in Mpox cases in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a notable alteration successful confirmed Mpox cases for the week of Aug. 12 to Aug. 18, 2024.

According to the NCDC’s latest update connected their authoritative website, the fig of confirmed cases has dropped compared to the erstwhile week.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mpox, antecedently known arsenic Monkeypox, has posed an ongoing situation successful Nigeria.

Historically, the state has managed sporadic cases but the existent outbreak has intensified the urgency of the situation.

Caused by the monkeypox virus, Mpox is simply a zoonotic illness, meaning it tin beryllium transmitted from animals to humans and besides dispersed betwixt humans.

The NCDC reported lone 1 confirmed lawsuit this week from Akwa Ibom, down from 2 cases successful the erstwhile week.

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Additionally, the Nigerian Public Health Ageny said 15 caller suspected cases had been reported successful week 33, an summation from the 12 suspected cases reported the erstwhile week.

It said that these cases were distributed crossed 5 states and 8 section authorities areas.

“As of week 33, the cumulative fig of confirmed Mpox cases for 2024 stands astatine 40, with nary caller deaths reported this week.

“Since September 2017, determination had been 1,125 confirmed cases and 17 deaths, with a lawsuit fatality complaint of 1.5 per cent.

“The illness has been reported successful 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), spanning 30 section authorities areas, “it explained.

According to it, since the commencement of Mpox surveillance successful Nigeria, a full of 4,603 suspected cases person been reported from 36 states and the FCT, with 1,125 confirmed cases.

It said that males represented astir 70 per cent of the confirmed cases.

The bureau said the NCDC’s National Mpox Multi-Sectoral and Multi-Partner Technical Working Group continued to pb the effect efforts, focusing connected enhancing surveillance and effect strategies to power dispersed of the virus.

It advised Nigerians to debar adjacent interaction with individuals showing symptoms, signifier bully manus hygiene, and usage protective cogwheel erstwhile dealing with suspected cases.

The NCDC urged healthcare workers to stay vigilant, isolate suspected cases promptly, and notify nationalist wellness authorities.

For further accusation oregon to study suspected cases, the bureau said the nationalist could interaction the NCDC done their toll-free number, SMS, oregon WhatsApp services:

“- NCDC Toll-Free Number: 6232

– SMS: 08099555577

– WhatsApp: 07087110839

– Website: [www.ncdc.gov.ng](http://www.ncdc.gov.ng),” it said.

NAN recalls that the NCDC had confirmed 40 Mpox cases retired of 830 suspected cases reported nationwide, with higher numbers successful the South-South, South-East, Lagos, Ogun, and immoderate bluish states.

The bureau is distributing diagnostic tools, issuing nationalist advisories, and considering vaccination for high-risk groups owed to a new, much virulent strain of the virus.

Efforts volition absorption connected reducing lawsuit numbers and enhancing laboratory investigating capabilities, with investigating expanding to further facilities specified arsenic NIMA, LUTH, and the African Center for Genomics.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has rated Nigeria’s hazard level for Mpox arsenic moderate, emphasising the request for continued vigilance.

The WHO has pledged enactment to fortify nationalist wellness measures successful Nigeria