The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced late on Sunday 66 suspected cases, 21 of which were confirmed shortly afterwards. One of the confirmed cases was a 40-year-old man who also suffered from kidney disease and died.
"Among the 21 cases reported in 2022 so far, there has been no evidence of new or unusual transmission of the virus, nor have changes in its clinical manifestation been documented," the NCDC said. Six of the cases were detected in May.
Monkeypox is related to smallpox but is less severe. Initial symptoms include high fever, swollen lymph nodes and a chickenpox-like rash. Most people recover within several weeks. The virus can be transmitted to humans from infected animals. Person-to-person transmission is much rarer. Experts say it appears to be transmitted by close contact with an infected person who has blisters on their skin.
There is no specific treatment, but smallpox vaccination has been found to be about 85% effective.
Monkeypox was first identified in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1970 and is considered endemic in about a dozen African countries. Its occurrence in non-endemic countries has alarmed experts, although reported cases so far have been mostly mild.
Source: CNA
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