Tag: Monkeypox
WHO raises alarm as monkeypox spreads to Italy, Sweden
Monkeypox can be transmitted from person to person through air droplets, close bodily contact or sharing contaminated linens or objects.
Britain reports rare form of monkeypox traced to Nigeria
The patient who has been diagnosed with monkeypox had recently arrived in the UK from Nigeria, and is being treated…
Traveller from Nigeria hits America with monkeypox, CDC on alert
No details are available regarding the resident's age, sex, where he or she lives, and where he or she traveled…
Monkeypox scare: U.S. CDC monitors 200 people in contact with Nigerian
A week after a Nigerian resident in Texas was confirmed to have monkeypox after arriving from Lagos, the U.S. Centers…
Monkeypox: NCDC registers 15 new cases
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Tuesday in Abuja said 59 suspected cases and 15…
U.S. confirms case of monkeypox ‘imported’ from Nigeria
The US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday confirmed a rare case of human monkeypox was detected…
Monkeypox: Liberia issues alert on possible outbreak
Liberian health authorities issued an alert on the possible outbreak of monkeypox, an infectious disease which is found mostly in…
Monkeypox: Kano Govt. confirms suspected victim
Dr Kabir Getso, the Kano State Commissioner for Health, has confirmed that a suspected case of Monkey Pox has been…
Six more Monkeypox cases confirmed in Abuja, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Enugu
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has announced laboratory confirmation of six additional cases among the suspected…
Sultan denies rumours of poison vaccine
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has dismissed speculations that vaccines for polio and other communicable diseases cause…
Monkeypox: Parents withdraw children from schools in Rivers
There was panic and confusion in primary and secondary schools in Port Harcourt this morning when parents and guardians stormed…
Monkeypox outbreak dominates Google search
The outbreak of monkeypox which was reported by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) dominated searches on Internet search engine…
No confirmed case of monkey pox in Abuja – FCTA
Dr Humpherey Okoroukwu, Acting Director, Public Health of the Federal Capital Territory Administration says there is no confirmed case of…
Monkeypox : Confusion in Rivers over reported cases
Confusion has engulfed Rivers state over the discovery of monkeypox disease in three communities in the state.
Monkeypox virus hits Bayelsa
The Bayelsa Government is investigating suspected cases of monkeypox outbreak in its communities, the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ebitimitula Etebu,…