Katsina State Reports First Monkeypox Case

The Katsina government has stated that it has recorded its first case of monkeypox, treated and discharged the patient.

Yakubu Danja, Commissioner for Health, had confirmed this during the distribution of medicare and free medicines to the 34 local government areas in Katsina.

According to him, Katsina State has about 15 suspected cases, whose test samples have been taken to Abuja, and are currently awaiting the results.

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Mr. Danja had also disclosed that the medicare and free medicine would be distributed to call centres across the state. He stated that the government had proactively activated all emergency response teams to curtail further spread of the disease in Katsina.

In addition, he said the medicines were distributed to proactively prevent the spread of the disease, as well as cholera and other diseases associated with the rainy season.

The commissioner had also inspected the emergency operations centre as well as the 140 solar direct drive vaccine refrigerators. He said that the facility was donated by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency.