October 15, (THEWILL) – Mpox has spread to 25 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), affecting 63 local government areas in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said on Tuesday, in a latest report.
According to the report, between January 1 and October 6, 2024, 1,297 suspected cases were recorded, with 94 confirmed cases of Mpox
“Twenty-five states and the FCT have recorded at least one confirmed case across 63 LGAs in 202”, the NCDC noted.
States with confirmed cases include Cross River with 11 cases; Lagos: 10; Plateau: 8; Enugu: 8; Akwa Ibom: 8; Delta: 6; Bayelsa: 6; FCT: 5; Imo: 4; Benue: 4; Rivers: 3; Abia: 3; Osun: 2; Ogun: 2; Edo: 2; Anambra: 2; Zamfara: 1; Oyo: 1; Niger: 1; Nasarawa: 1; Kebbi: 1; Katsina: 1; Kaduna: 1; Gombe: 1; Ebonyi: 1; and Adamawa: 1.
However, Ogun State leads with 222 suspected cases, followed by Lagos (153), Bayelsa (125), Cross River (84), and Akwa Ibom (65). Other states with suspected cases include Ekiti: 63; Enugu: 59; Osun: 56; Ondo: 41; Delta: 38; Imo: 36; Abia: 34; Plateau: 34; FCT: 28; Rivers: 27; Anambra: 24; Adamawa: 22; Benue: 21; Kebbi: 19; Edo: 17; Oyo: 16; Gombe: 16; Nasarawa: 14; Ebonyi: 11; Kaduna: 10; Kogi: 9; Zamfara: 9; Katsina: 9; Taraba: 8; Kwara: 6; Bauchi: 6; Kano: 5; Jigawa: 4; Sokoto: 3; Yobe: 1; Borno: 1; and Niger: 1
The age distribution of cumulative number of confirmed cases in 2024 showed that ages 0-10 recorded 24 cases; ages 11-20 recorded 15 cases; ages 21-30 recorded 25; ages 31-40 recorded 14 cases; ages 41-50 recorded 12 cases; ages 50 and above recorded four cases.
The report also highlighted that since September 2017, Nigeria has recorded 5,114 suspected Mpox cases and 1,180 confirmed cases across 35 states and the FCT, resulting in 17 deaths. Males account for approximately 70% of the confirmed cases.
