MIRIAM NNOLI 
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Monday said the Centre has recorded 55 confirmed cases of Mpox out of 935 suspected cases across 39 Local Government Areas in 21 states, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
This was contained in the Mpox situation report for week 35, ending September 1, 2024, reported from the NCDC.
The report, however, indicated that no death has been recorded from the disease so far this year.
According to the report, 70 per cent of the cases were reported among males, while the female reported 30 per cent.
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The age distribution of the cumulative number of confirmed Mpox cases showed that 19 cases were recorded among ages 0-10; eight cases were recorded among ages 11-20; 12 cases were recorded among 21-30; eight cases were recorded among ages 31-40; seven cases were recorded among ages 41-50; and one case was recorded among ages 50 and above.
The confirmed cases were reported in Enugu (eight); Bayelsa (six); Akwa-Ibom (six); Cross River (five); Delta (three); Benue (three); Plateau (three); Osun (two); Imo (two); FCT (two); Anambra (two); Rivers (two); Abia (two); Lagos (one); Kebbi (one); Nasarawa (one); Edo (one); Ebonyi (one); Zamfara (one); Oyo (one); Kaduna (one); and Niger (one).
It added, “Since September 2017, 4,752 suspected cases have been reported from 36 states and the FCT, with 1,141 confirmed cases (24.0 per cent) from 35 States and the FCT with 17 deaths. Males (~70 per cent) are predominantly affected.
