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Nigeria: Monkeypox - Nigeria Records Six Cases, One Death in May
Premium Times, 30 May 2022
As of May 29, Nigeria has recorded a total of 21 confirmed cases with one death in nine states and the FCT. Read more »
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Nigeria: Monkeypox Is Endemic in Nigeria. but Surveillance Isn't What It Should Be
The Conversation Africa, 25 May 2022
There has been an outbreak of monkeypox cases in a number of countries that are not endemic for the virus. Monkeypox is caused by an orthopoxvirus that is closely related to the… Read more »
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Africa: Europe - WHO Supporting Countries Affected By Rare Monkeypox Outbreak
UN News, 20 May 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) is working closely with European countries where cases of the rare viral disease monkeypox have been reported, the UN agency said on Friday. Read more »
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Nigeria: Days After UK's Case in Traveller From Nigeria, Monkeypox Spreads to Portugal, Spain
Premium Times, 18 May 2022
The spokesperson for Madrid's regional health department revealed that the suspected cases were confirmed in gay men through fluids. Read more »
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Nigeria: Monkeypox - Nigeria Records 558 Cases, Eight Deaths in Five Years
Premium Times, 10 May 2022
Meanwhile, the director of clinical and emerging infections in UKHSA, Colin Brown, explained that Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that does not spread easily among people. Read more »
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Nigeria: UK Confirms Monkeypox Infection in Traveller From Nigeria
Premium Times, 8 May 2022
The infection which was reported by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is believed to have been contracted from Nigeria before the patient arrived in the UK. Read more »