mpox cases
1 Oct
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), yesterday, announced that Nigeria recorded a decline in mpox cases, with three confirmed cases reported in week 38, spanning between 16 and 22 September, reflecting a slight drop from the eight cases reported in the previous week.
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