Nigeria: 20-Yr-Old NYSC Member Quarantined in Benue Over Monkey Pox

6 December 2017

Makurdi — A 20-year-old National Youth Service Corp, NYSC, member serving in Benue State (names withheld), has been reportedly quarantined for allegedly manifesting symptoms of Monkey Pox.

Benue State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Cecilia Ojabo, disclosed this yesterday in her update on the outbreak of the diseases, which was reported in the state a few weeks back.

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