Monkeypox virus clearly is endemic in #Nigeria.
Cases occur sporadically throughout the year and across the country except to the far northeast.
#Monkeypox cases continue to occur in Nigeria this year (2022): 110 suspected and 31 confirmed cases
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ncdc.gov.ng/diseases/sitre…
Cases occur sporadically throughout the year and across the country except to the far northeast.
#Monkeypox cases continue to occur in Nigeria this year (2022): 110 suspected and 31 confirmed cases
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ncdc.gov.ng/diseases/sitre…
The above report does not indicate which of the 2 clades of #MonkeypoxVirus are responsible for the cases.
The reported case fatality rate of 3.6% is higher than the usual 1% for the West African clade but lower than the up to 10% for the Central African clade.
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#Nigeria
The reported case fatality rate of 3.6% is higher than the usual 1% for the West African clade but lower than the up to 10% for the Central African clade.
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#Nigeria
The report does not indicate if the reported cases are due to person-to-person transmission or to contact with infected wild mammals.
#monkeys are not the reservoirs of the virus, despite the name that the virus has received.
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#monkeys are not the reservoirs of the virus, despite the name that the virus has received.
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The main reservoirs of #MonkeypoxVirus are suspected to be rodents, including rope squirrels (Funisciurus spp, an arboreal rodent) and terrestrial rodents in the genera Cricetomys and Graphiurus.
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Halting the bushmeat trade and consumption of wild animals to halt #MonkeypoxVirus exposure will be culturally & economically difficult.
Monkeypox virus virus has been shown to be transmitted between people in #Africa, but not readily.
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Monkeypox virus virus has been shown to be transmitted between people in #Africa, but not readily.
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