Nigeria confirms 21 monkeypox cases

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised the alarm on increasing monkeypox cases around the world.

Nigeria has recorded 21 confirmed monkeypox cases across nine states and one death since January 2022, the country’s disease control agency has said.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the West African economic powerhouse has recorded 66 suspected monkeypox cases across more than 20 states this year.