The Osun State Authorities, on Monday, mentioned two instances of monkeypox, referred to as M-pox, have been recorded within the state.
The state Commissioner for Well being, Jola Akintola, mentioned this throughout a gathering of the Monkeypox Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) pillar in Osogbo.
Mr Akintola mentioned the 2 instances had been recorded within the Ilesa West Native Authorities Space of the state.
Offering the scenario report on the illness, the State Epidemiologist, Omolola Adeagbo, mentioned, “A complete of 47 suspected instances had been recorded from EPI Week 1 to Week 34 throughout 13 native authorities areas (LGAs). All 47 samples had been despatched to the laboratory, with two confirmed instances, each involving male sufferers aged 5 and 25 from Ilesa West.”
He outlined the actions the federal government had taken, together with the deployment of Fast Response Staff (RRT) members to the sector, advocacy and sensitisation efforts within the Ogbon Alafia group and on the index case’s residence, in addition to group lively case search and retroactive well being facility search.
The confirmed instances had been linked to the state hospital in Ilesa West.
Mr Akintola, nonetheless, assured the general public that the state authorities was actively managing the scenario, saying M-pox is a preventable illness.
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“We efficiently managed COVID-19 and prevented a cholera outbreak. Now, with two confirmed M-pox instances, the EOC has been activated, and stakeholders will meet each Monday to strategise on stopping the unfold of the virus,” thecommissioner mentioned.
He mentioned throughout a latest go to to Abuja, he mentioned the M-pox scenario with the State Epidemiologist, who confirmed that Osun has solely seen two instances within the final 34 weeks, in comparison with lots of in different states.
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Mr Akintola additionally added that the state authorities had began consciousness marketing campaign on 5 radio stations, thus enormously contributing to managing the outbreak.
“There isn’t any trigger for alarm. Our officers are totally ready, and simply as we prevented cholera, we may even stop the unfold of M-pox.”
Of their remarks, the state coordinator for the World Well being Organisation (WHO), Ojediran Oluwatoyin, and the state coordinator for UNICEF, Israel Solomon, counseled the state authorities’s proactive steps.
They mentioned whereas there may be presently no vaccine for M-pox within the nation, the state ought to proceed its sensitisation efforts throughout all native authorities areas and strengthen surveillance and group engagement.
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