NCDC confirms monkeypox case in UK with travel history to Nigeria

NIGERIA Centre for Disease Control ( NCDC), yesterday, said it has been officially notified by United Kingdom ( UK) authorities of a confirmed case of monkeypox with a connection to Nigeria.

The NCDC, in a statement, said: “We would like to provide some more details about this case. On May 7, 2022, NCDC was notified by the UK International Health Regulations’ ( IHR) national focal point of a case of monkeypox detected in a patient with recent travel history to Nigeria.

“The individual is a UK resident who arrived in Nigeria on April 20, 2022, travelled to Lagos and Delta States during the time spent in Nigeria, departed Lagos on May 3, 2022 and arrived in the UK on May 4, 2022.”