Nigerian Govt Confirms Three Cases Of Monkeypox Virus
The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, has confirmed three cases of monkeypox virus from the 12 suspected cases reported in Bayelsa State.
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Nigeria:
Monkey Pox - Expert Advocates Ban On Importation of Rodents
Vanguard, 17 October 2017
A veterinary doctor, Mr Mutiu Oladele-Bukola, has advocated ban on the importation of rodents into the country to curtail further outbreak of monkey pox and other zoonotic… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Govt, WHO Lab Confirm Three Monkeypox Cases in Bayelsa
Guardian, 17 October 2017
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) with the help of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Laboratory in Dakar, Senegal, have… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Monkeypox Victim Commits Suicide
Guardian, 17 October 2017
A victim of Monkeypox receiving treatment at the quarantine centre in the Niger Delta University Hospital (UNDTH), Okolobiri has committed suicide. It was gathered that the victim,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Govt Confirms Three Cases of Monkeypox in Bayelsa
Nigeria Health Watch, 16 October 2017
The Honourable Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has just released a press statement to confirm three cases of Monkeypox in Bayelsa. Read the press statement below. Read more »
Monkey pox.
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Nigeria:
Govt Confirms 3 Cases of Monkey Pox
Leadership, 17 October 2017
The federal government yesterday said only three were confirmed as cases of Monkey Pox out of the 12 suspected cases reported in Bayelsa State. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nigeria Confirms Three Cases of Monkeypox
Premium Times, 16 October 2017
The Nigerian government says three suspected samples of the deadly Monkeypox virus sent to Senegal for testing, have been confirmed. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Adewole - Three Cases of Monkey Pox Confirmed in Bayelsa, Lagos Free of Virus
This Day, 17 October 2017
Against palpable fear over the spread of monkey pox disease in Nigeria, the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has declared Lagos State free from the virus while Bayelsa… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Monkeypox Patient Commits Suicide
Premium Times, 16 October 2017
One of the victims of the viral disease, monkeypox, has committed suicide, the Bayelsa State government said on Monday. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Monkey Pox - 3 Cases Confirmed, Others Unidentified Yet - Govt
Leadership, 16 October 2017
The Federal Government on Monday said only three were confirmed, of the 12 suspected cases of Monkey Pox reported in Bayelsa State. Read more »
InFocus
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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 ... Read more »
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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, ... Read more »
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Nigeria is grappling with a suspected outbreak of monkeypox, a smallpox-like virus that leaves victims with a painful rash and can be fatal if not properly treated. The Minister of ... Read more »