6 Monkeypox Cases Confirmed In Nasarawa

A total of six monkeypox cases have been confirmed in two local councils in Nasarawa State.

Yesterday, during a press briefing in Lafia, Ahmed Yahaya, the Commissioner for Health, said that the disease had first been recorded on the 21st of May in Lafia and then spread to other local councils.

Yahaya explained that monkeypox is a viral disease that is caused by the monkeypox virus and could last between two to four weeks. It is characterised by fever, headache, muscles, pains, shivering, swollen lymph and rashes forming blisters.

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According to him, the disease is especially severe among children, pregnant women and immune-suppressed persons.

He explained that the disease can be contracted through direct contact, contact with infected surfaces, mother-to-child transmission as well as contact with infected animals, including pets.

Yahaya said that the six infected patients had already been treated.

The ministry then warned citizens to observe all safety precautions as well as report any person who is suspected to display monkeypox symptoms to the nearest health facility in the state.

SOURCE: The Guardian