The Federal Government has confirmed three cases of monkey pox in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, and urged Nigerians to avoid stigmatising people affected by the disease.
Prof. Isaac Adewole, the Minister of Health, told newsmen on Monday in Abuja that the federal government sent 21 samples to Dakar, Senegal, for laboratory analysis.
He said government has received 19 results, and awaits two results.
According to him, four cases from Lagos are negative, 12 cases from Bayelsa are also negative, while three from Bayelsa are confirmed cases.
“With these results from the WHO Regional Laboratory in Dakar, Senegal, three suspected Monkey pox outbreak in Yenagoa has been confirmed with laboratory evidence,’’ he said.
He said on Sept. 22, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) received a report of a suspected case of Monkey pox virus disease from…
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