Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Kabir Getso, on Saturday confirmed that a suspected case of Monkey Pox has been recorded in Bebeji Local Government Area of the state.
Briefing journalists in Kano, the commissioner said blood sample of the victim had been sent to Abuja for clinical verification.
He added that the suspected victim had been isolated and put on intensive clinical watch pending the outcome of the test.
“One of the symptoms of the disease was noticed in the patient, but we are suspecting that the disease is more of Chickens pox than monkey pox.
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“The state also identified 60 people who had contacts with the victims and all of them have been quarantined.”
While pointing out that a team has put the entire area where the suspected victim was recorded under clinical watch, the commissioner said the state had set up a special clinic to handle any outbreak.
He added: “For now only eleven states are affected by the monkeypox disease and 94 persons are the victims out of which only six are confirmed.
“The Kano case from Bebeji Local Government is yet to be confirmed. The blood sampling will take three weeks before it is ready.”
