NCDC: Mpox Spreads To 63 LGs In Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said Mpox virus has spread to 25 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) across 63 Local Government Areas in the country.

This was contained in the Mpox situation report released by the NCDC on Monday, October 14.

According to the report, 94 confirmed cases have been reported out of the 1,297 suspected cases recorded so far from January 1 to October 6, 2024.

The states with confirmed cases are Cross-River (11); Lagos (10); Plateau (eight); Enugu (eight); Akwa-Ibom (eight); Delta (six); Bayelsa (six); FCT (five); Imo (four); Benue (four); Rivers (three); Abia (three).

The statement reads, “Twenty-five states and the FCT have recorded at least one confirmed case across 63 LGAs in 2024.

“Since September 2017, 5,114 suspected cases have been reported from 36 states and FCT, with 1,180 confirmed cases (23.1 per cent) from 35 states and the FCT with 17 deaths. Males (~70 per cent) are predominantly affected.

“The National Mpox multi-sectoral & multi-partner Emergency Operation center continues to coordinate the response.”