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Update on Monkeypox (MPX) in Nigeria, Epi-week: 21, May 29, 2022

Pays
Nigéria
Sources
Govt. Nigeria
Date de publication
Origine
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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUMMARY

• Since September 2017, Nigeria has continued to report sporadic cases of monkeypox (MPX). The monkeypox National Technical Working Group (TWG) has been monitoring cases and strengthening preparedness/response capacity.

• A total of 66 suspected cases have been reported between January 1 st to May 29 th , 2022. Of the suspected cases, 21 were confirmed from nine (9)states - Adamawa (5), Lagos (4), Cross River (2), FCT (2), Kano (2), Delta (2), Bayelsa (2), River (1) and Imo (1) – with 1 death recorded. This was in a 40yrs man with renal co-morbidity and on immune-suppressive drugs.

• The twenty (20) new suspected cases in May 2022 were reported from eleven (11) states – Lagos (5),
Bayelsa (2), Adamawa (2), Rivers (2), Niger (2), FCT (2), Delta (1), Oyo (1), Kaduna (1), Edo (1) and Gombe (1). This is a 100% increase in case reporting as compared with April 2022, when 10 new cases were reported and is likely due to ongoing efforts to increase awareness and improve surveillance.

• The six (6) new confirmed positive cases (out of the 20 suspected cases) in May 2022 were confirmed from four (4) states – Bayelsa (2), Adamawa (2), Lagos (1) and Rivers (1).

• From September 2017 to May 29 th, 2022, a total of 578 suspected cases have been reported from 32 states in the country.

• Of the reported cases, 247 (42.7%) have been confirmed in 22 states - Rivers (53), Bayelsa (45), Lagos (34), Delta (31), Cross River (16), Edo (10), Imo (9), Akwa Ibom (7), Oyo (6), FCT (8), Enugu (4), Abia (3), Plateau (3), Adamawa (5), Nasarawa (2), Benue (2), Anambra (2), Ekiti (2), Kano (2), Ebonyi (1), Niger (1) and Ogun (1)

• A total of nine (9) deaths have been recorded (CFR= 3.6%) in six states, namely Lagos (3), Edo (2), Imo (1), Cross River (1), FCT (1) and Rivers (1) from September 2017 to May 29th, 2022