The states that have reported cases of the monkeypox virus are Bayelsa, Rivers, Ekiti, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Ogun and Cross River. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control has said that samples collected from each of the suspected cases for laboratory confirmation and results are still pending.
Monkeypox (file photo).
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