Monkeypox infections in 2022 could be highest in 5 years

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, has confirmed 62 cases this year, nearly double the number for the whole of last year. theSun theSundaily monkeypox MonkeypoxVirus Infection virus

: Confirmed cases of monkeypox in Nigeria could reach their highest level in five years if the current trend of infections is maintained, the head of the country’s centre for disease control said today.

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, has confirmed 62 cases this year, nearly double the number for the whole of last year. In 2017 Nigeria reported 88 cases, said the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control . “We now know based on the trend that we have seen in the last few weeks that if the current trajectory continues or is sustained we may find ourselves in a situation where we match or exceed the peak number of cases seen in 2017,” he said.

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