According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the country reported 66 suspected cases of monkeypox between January 1st and May 29th, 2022.
According to the centre, 21 suspected cases have been confirmed in nine states, with Adamawa State leading the way with five, Lagos with four, Cross River with two, the Federal Capital Territory with two, Kano with two, Delta with two, Bayelsa with two, Rivers with two, and Imo with one.
According to the NCDC, a 40-year-old man died of renal co-morbidity while taking immunosuppressive drugs.
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“The twenty (20) new suspected cases reported in May 2022 came from 11 states: Lagos (5), Bayelsa (2), Adamawa (2), Rivers (2), Niger (2), FCT (2), Delta (1), Oyo (1), Kaduna (1), Edo (1), and Gombe (1),” according to the NCDC.
When compared to April 2022, the number of cases reported has increased by 100 percent.
The six (6) new confirmed positive cases (out of the 20 suspected cases) in May 2022 were confirmed in four (4) states: Bayelsa (2), Adamawa (2), Lagos (1), and Rivers (1), according to the Centre (1).
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The National Multisectoral Emergency Operations Centre had been activated at level 2 by the NCDC to continue to coordinate ongoing response activities, according to the NCDC.
