Akwa Ibom Confirms Four Cases Of Mpox

Four persons have been confirmed with Monkeypox between January and August in Akwa Ibom State.

The cases was disclosed by the Disease Surveillance and Notification Officer, Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Health, Samuel S. Etuk, on Wednesday during the Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria’s Media Partnership Strengthening and Review Meeting in Uyo.

Etuk revealed that out of the four cases recorded, three of the victims are male, and out of which two was from Uyo the state capital, one from Nsit Ubim and the last person is from Onna local government areas of the state and their age bracket are 2, 4 and 15.

Etuk said: “In Akwa Ibom, we have four confirmed cases and those cases have been managed so far, so we have some preventive measures; we should carry out hand washing exercise regularly; we are supposed to go to the hospital when we have signs and symptoms; we should not have self-medication.

“The Mpox virus can spread both from animal to human and from human to human.

“Animal-to-human transmission may occur by direct contact with the blood, body fluids, skin or mucosal lesions of infected animals.

“There is no specific treatment for the virus, so people should be cautious of physical contact and maintain personal hygiene.

“Journalists should enlighten the public on our behalf because their voices can reach where ours cannot.”

Akwa Ibom Confirms Four Cases Of Mpox is first published on The Whistler Newspaper