August 20, (THEWILL) – Ogun State Government has confirmed four new cases of Monkey Pox, bringing the total of cases recorded in the state to seven.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, disclosed this in a press statement in Abeokuta, the state capital.
Coker said that two cases were discovered in Ota, within Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area, while Abeokuta North and Abeokuta South had one case each.
She divulged that the Disease Surveillance and Notification Officers ( DSNOs) in the affected local government areas had carried-out line-listing and contact tracing, pointing out that the patients are already on prescribed medications.
The commissioner advised residents to avoid direct contact with body fluid or sore of an infected live or dead animals, persons or contaminated items, while emphasising regular hand washing with soap and water especially after visiting or caring for a sick person.
She added that animal food products should be properly cooked before eating, as she called for calm from residents, assuring that necessary measures are being put in place to curb the spread of the disease.
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