Monkeypox

The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, has called for a stronger commitment to tackle the threats of monkeypox and other zoonotic diseases in the country. Adetifa made the call on Wednesday in…

The UK Health Security Agency on Tuesday recommended that some gay and bisexual men at higher risk of contracting monkeypox should be offered a vaccine to control an outbreak. A total of 793 cases of the chickenpox-like disease have been…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has reported 21 confirmed cases of Monkeypox with one death from nine states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. This came as it activated Monkeypox Emergency Operations Centre to…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that there are no specific treatments available for the monkeypox infection. The centre also urged Nigerians to take certain measures to prevent themselves from contracting the…

Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Kabul Getso, has confirmed that a suspected case of Monkeypox has been recorded in Bebeji Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner told journalists on Saturday in Kano that blood sample…

One of the 21 suspected monkeypox patients being managed at the isolation facility of the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH), has committed suicide. He is reported to have committed suicide on Sunday. Eleven persons were…