Four new cases of monkeypox have been recorded in Ogun State, South-West Nigeria.
This was disclosed on Thursday by the state’s Director of Public Health, Dr Festus Soyinka, to newsmen in Abeokuta, the state capital.
The health worker said two cases were recorded at Ota, in Ado-Odo/Ota local government, and one each in Abeokuta North and Abeokuta South council areas respectively.
Soyinka noted that the Disease Surveillance and Notification Officers (DSNOs) in the affected local government areas have carried outline listing and contact tracing of the patients.