The Bayelsa state government says it has recorded ten confirmed cases of the dreaded monkey pox disease so far and that while eight patients have been discharged, two were still undergoing treatment.
Speaking exclusively to AIT in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state commissioner for health, Pabara Igwele hinted that the state government was putting preventive measures in place in order for the disease not to spared.
The monkeypox disease is a global pandemic being declared by the world health organization WHO.
In Nigeria, over twenty-five states including Bayelsa have confirmed cases of the monkeypox.
According to the Bayelsa state health commissioner, the state government is putting preventive measures to stop the spread of monkeypox.
The Monkeypox is a rare viral zoonnotic infectious disease transmitted from animals to humans.
Editor: Hadiza.A.A
