Dozens Quarantined As Monkeypox Fears Hit Nigeria's Bayelsa State
Fear has gripped the residents of Bayelsa State as a deadly viral epidemic known as "monkeypox" has broken out in the state. At least 10 people, including a medical doctor, suspected to have been infected with the disease, have been quarantined.
Monkey pox.
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Nigeria:
Panic, As Doctor, 10 Others in Bayelsa State Are Diagnosed of Strange Virus
Guardian, 5 October 2017
A new airborne Ebola-like viral disease, referred to as 'Monkey Pox" has hit the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH), Okolobiri in Yenagoa local council of Bayelsa… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Viral Disease 'Monkeypox' Hits Bayelsa, 11 Quarantined
Premium Times, 4 October 2017
A viral disease, monkeypox, has broken out in Yenagoa, Bayelsa capital with no fewer than 11 people under medical surveillance at a state hospital. Read more »
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Nigeria:
10 Infected, 49 Under Surveillance As Monkey Pox Hits Bayelsa
Vanguard, 5 October 2017
Fear, yesterdaygripped residents of Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State, following an outbreak of viral epidemic known as Monkey Pox in the state, with report that 10 persons are… Read more »