According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 33 states and the Federal Capital Territory have reported 39 confirmed cases of monkeypox, with no deaths associated with the illness.
The information was disclosed by Dr. Jide Idris, the Director General of the NCDC, during a news conference on Thursday on the designation of monkeypox as a public health emergency of global importance.
According to him, the NCDC is stepping up monitoring throughout Nigeria to quickly identify and address any new cases.
Idris claims that the NCDC has put all port health services on high alert, covering all five international airports, ten seaports, and fifty-one land/foot crossing borders.
