The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed eight new cases of Mpox in the country, with fresh cases recorded in Gombe, Plateau and Akwa Ibom State.
Already, 67 cases have been confirmed in 23 states and the FCT out of 1,031 suspected cases from 35 states and the FCT.
This was disclosed during a press briefing in Abuja organised by the Director General of NCDC, Jide Idris.
On cholera, the agency said it has recorded one hundred and forty one suspected cases and one death, with a case rate of 0.7 per cent fatality in Katsina, Lagos, Kano, Jigawa and Adamawa State.
So far, 216 deaths have been recorded from a total of 7, 663 suspected cases in the country.
Meanwhile, Cases of the mpox virus have killed two people in Cameroon since April with six further and 40 other suspected cases, the health ministry said Wednesday.
“Since the resurgence of this disease in April 2024, the country has recorded 46 suspected cases of mpox, six of which are confirmed, with two deaths reported,” Health Minister Malachie Manaouda said.
However, the epidemic is “not linked to the new, more virulent strain (Clade 1b)”, the ministry said.
The World Health Organization declared an international emergency over mpox four weeks ago after a surge in cases of the Clade 1b strain in DR Congo which spread to neighbouring countries.
Since then, “Cameroonian authorities have strengthened surveillance, vaccination and awareness measures to prevent a possible local outbreak.”
