Nigeria has so far recorded 1,180 suspected cases of monkey pox.

The country also recorded 482 cases and seven deaths resulting from monkey pox in 2022.

These were made known in Abuja by the Director-General, of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa at a bi-weekly ministerial media conference anchored by the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire.

Adetifa said the NCDC had developed a treatment regime which could entail the option of having antiviral treatment for those at the highest risk of having severe complications, hospitalisation and death.

Adetifa also told the conference that Nigeria had so far recorded 933 confirmed cases of Lassa fever in 2022, which was about two and a half times higher than the number of cases recorded in 2021.