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THE African continent is poised to declare a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS) as the Mpox (Monkeypox) outbreak continues to spread across many countries. Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General of Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC), said this during a webinar on Thursday on the Monkeypox outbreak situation …

The number of confirmed cases of monkeypox in the country has increased to 277, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. This is even as the suspected cases stand at 704 from January 1 to August 28, 2022. The report also showed that six deaths had been recorded so …

The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, said the Monkeypox cases in the country had risen to 220. Dr. Adetifa made this known at the ministerial press briefing on COVID-19 and developments in the health sector held in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the …

The World Health Organisation has disclosed that there have been more than 18000 cases of Monkeypox reported globally from 78 countries, with the majority in Europe. So far, 98% of cases outside the countries in Africa where the virus is endemic have been reported in men who have sex with …

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that the Monkeypox outbreak is more prevalent among men who have sex with men. This was made known on Saturday by Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general at a media briefing where he declared the multi-country Monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of global concern. “So, in …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has placed Nigerians on a monkeypox red alert after the health agency observed an uptick in monkeypox cases in the country. Director-General of NCDC, Ifedayo Adetifa who disclosed this during a virtual media dialogue on monkeypox on Tuesday June 28, warned that if the current …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that 10 new cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in six states. Recall that the NCDC had reported 21 cases and one death as of May 28. Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that does not spread easily between people. It …

The United States has refuted social media claims that the US-controlled laboratories are being used to spread Monkeypox in Nigeria. This was contained in a statement released on Monday by the embassy titled, ‘U.S.-Nigeria collaboration on infectious disease threats’. The country explained that the collaborative work between Nigeria and the US …

Health authorities in Canada have disclosed that they had identified 10 new cases of monkeypox in Quebec, bringing the total number to 15, with additional cases expected in other provinces. Monkeypox, detected in recent weeks in Europe and North America, is a rare disease originating in Africa which usually clears up …