Tag: monkeypox
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NCDC says Monkeypox can be transmitted through sex
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said sexual intercourse happens to be a mode of Monkeypox transmission. NCDC stated this in a post on its website on Thursday.
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Monkeypox: Stop consumption, selling of bushmeat – FG tells Nigerians
Following the recent confirmation of Monkey Pox resurgence in Nigeria, the federal government has called on Nigerians to suspend the sale and consumption of bushmeat. A press statement signed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, said the order was necessary to prevent any possibility of spillover of the pathogen…
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Nigeria has no laboratory where monkeypox virus is generated – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has dismissed the insinuation that Nigeria has laboratories where the monkeypox virus is generated. The NCDC gave the clarifications via its official website on Tuesday, as the country continued to report sporadic cases of monkeypox since January 2022.
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Monkeypox: UK issues measures to control transmission in public
Health authorities in Britain have set out measures for healthcare professionals and the public for managing Monkeypox virus in the country. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) as well as its counterparts in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, have also taken thesame measures to control the disease. They also set up ways of preventing further…
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Health Alert: NCDC releases statistics of Monkeypox in Nigeria
Nigeria has recorded 66 cases of Monkeypox, this was according to statistics released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). NCDC says that between 1st January and May 29th,2002 the country has reported a number of Monkeypox case
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Monkeypox: Nigeria reports six cases, one death in May
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in its latest report on Monkeypox, said the country recorded six cases and one death in May. The centre said that Nigeria’s risk of exposure to the Monkeypox virus was high based on the recent risk assessment it conducted. The NCDC in its latest epidemiological summary on Monkeypox…
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Monkey pox: NCDC warns Nigerians over the outbreak of another endemic
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has issued out a warning to Nigerians that severe cases of monkeypox, currently being experienced in many countries of the world , are common in children. Recall that The World Health Organisation (WHO) has linked the disease to an endemic ravaging West and Central African countries.
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NCDC investigating Monkeypox case in UK with connection to Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says it is investigating the incident of Monkeypox with a connection to Nigeria in collaboration with the Lagos and Delta State Ministries of Health. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, told newsmen on Thursday from Abuja, that the investigation is also being done with the Monkeypox Technical Working…
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Monkeypox patient in London arrived from Nigeria – UK govt
The United Kingdom Health Security Agency has said that an individual diagnosed with Monkeypox in London had a travel history from Nigeria. The patient was admitted to the expert infectious disease unit of Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London. The Director of Clinical and Emerging Infections, UKHSA Dr. Colin Brown said in a…
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Just in: Six more cases of Monkeypox confirmed
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has announced laboratory confirmation of six additional cases among the suspected cases of Monkeypox. These include two cases each in Bayelsa and Akwa Ibom States, one in Enugu State and one in the Federal Capital Territory, making it a total of nine confirmed cases of Monkeypox…