Edo records 1 confirmed case of Mpox …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Dr Stephenson Ojeifo, Director of Public Health, Edo State Ministry of Health, says the state has recorded one confirmed case of Mpox between January and August. In an interview with NAN on Friday, Ojeifo said the confirmed case was among the 11 suspected cases … Read more
Nigeria first in Africa to receive mpox vaccines – WHO …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria is the first country in Africa to receive mpox vaccines, aimed at combating the spread of the new strain of mpox virus. WHO in a statement stated that Nigeria received 10,000 doses of mpox … Read more
Mpox clade 1b transmission worries Lagos govt …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has expressed concern about the potential risk of mpox clade 1b transmission into the state. Abayomi said this during a news conference by the state Ministry of Health on Mpox on Tuesday in Lagos. “We … Read more
UNHCR: Suspected 40 mpox cases among Congolese refugees …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Dozens of possible cases of the viral disease mpox have emerged among refugees and displaced people in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is deeply concerned because it is hard to reach … Read more
WHO unveils plan to contain Mpox outbreak …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The World Health Organisation (WHO) hon Monday unveiled a global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan ( SPRP)to tackle human-to-human transmission of mpox. This is contained in a statement issued by the world health body. The plan which will run from September 2024 to February … Read more
Osun govt refutes claims of new Mpox cases …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Dr Akeem Bello, Director of Public Health in Osun, has dismissed reports of new monkeypox (M-pox) cases resurfacing in Ilesa, Osun. In a telephone interview on Monday in Osogbo, Bello stated that only two cases had been recorded since January. “We have had … Read more
Cross River Govt confirms 1 case of Mpox …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Cross River Government has confirmed one case of Mpox in Okoshe community in Obudu Local Government Area. The confirmation is coming a few days after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) reported a case in the state. The Mpox case was … Read more
WHO considers emergency as mpox spreads to parts of Africa …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Two years after a global outbreak, fears are growing over a new strain of mpox — formerly known as monkeypox — identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and several neighboring countries. This deadlier and more transmissible strain, known as … Read more