The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed eight new Mpox cases in the country.
These are from 57 new suspected cases reported in 20 states and the FCT for week 34.
According to the agency's situation report on its website, no deaths have been recorded so far from the disease.
The suspected cases in states include Lagos (one), Rivers (two), Bayelsa (six), Abia (one), Delta (two), Imo (one), Edo (one), FCT (two), Anambra (two), Cross River (five).
Other states with the disease are Plateau (two), Akwa Ibom (four), Nasarawa (one), Oyo (one), Kaduna (one), Ebonyi (one), Benue (three), Enugu (eight), Osun (two), Kebbi (one), and Zamfara (one).
The NCDC has confirmed 48 cases since it started monitoring the Mpox outbreak 33 weeks ago. There are 868 suspected cases.
