Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says the number of suspected and confirmed Mpox

cases in the country has declined over the past four weeks.

The NCDC disclosed this via its official website that Mpox is an infectious viral disease

that can occur in humans and other animals, and the symptoms include a rash that

forms blisters, fever and swollen lymph nodes.

The illness is usually mild, and most infected individuals recover within a few weeks

without treatment, and the public health agency in its latest data, said 51 new

suspected cases were reported between Epidemiological weeks 29 to 32 of 2024.

According to the NCDC, it was a significant drop from the 102 cases reported during the

previous four weeks and the cases were recorded across 26 local government areas in 18

states, adding that out of the new suspected cases, two were confirmed positive, with

one case each reported in Ebonyi and Enugu.

It described probable case as a case that meets the clinical case definition, not

laboratory-confirmed but has an epidemiological link to a confirmed case and urged

healthcare providers to be vigilant for patients presenting fever, rash, and other mpox

symptoms, especially if they have a history of travel to affected areas or contact with

suspected cases.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said that the National Mpox Technical Working

Group, comprising multi-sectoral and multi-partner teams, continued its efforts to

monitor and respond to the outbreak across the nation, and urged Nigerians to remain

vigilant and adhere to public health guidelines to curb the spread of Mpox, particularly

in affected states.