The Edo State Government has reported one confirmed case of Monkeypox and eight suspected cases of Cholera within the state.
Dr. Ojeifo Stephenson, the State Director of Public Health at the Ministry of Health, shared this information with Channels Television on Saturday.
The state government has proactively taken measures since January to raise awareness and educate the public about the importance of promptly reporting to the nearest designated healthcare facilities upon experiencing any symptoms.
Edo State Confirms One Monkeypox and Eight Suspected Cholera Cases
“From January till date, we’ve identified 11 suspected cases in Edo State,” he said. “We got the alert anytime they see any suspected case and we mobilise our team to go in there, collect samples then we do contact tracing.
“Contacts are people that have a direct connection with that suspected case. We always follow them up for the incubation period of that virus, then we can now exit them. After those tests, eight were non-reactive while eight were reactive.”
0-5 Mainly Affected
Meanwhile, children between the ages of 0-5 years old were mostly affected by the Mpox disease outbreak in the country, the Nigerian Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has said.
Out of the 48 confirmed cases of Mpox recorded this year in Nigeria, the most affected age group is children between 0 -5 years old, according to the agency.
Mpox is said to spread easily through contact with infected persons or contaminated materials.
In an update report on the disease, NCDC said during reporting week 34 (August 19-25), eight new confirmed cases were recorded across five states, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in 2024 to 48.
A further breakdown of the case data showed that 57 new suspected cases were reported in week 34, 2024, compared with 25 cases reported in week 33.
There was a significant increase in the number of confirmed cases reported in week 34, with eight cases compared to only one case reported in the previous week, week 33, of 2024.
Twenty states and the Federal Capital Territory have had at least one confirmed case in thirty-five Local Government Areas this year.
