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Katsina Records 57 Cases of Monkeypox, Cholera

The Katsina State Commissioner for Health, Nuhu Yakubu Danja, has revealed that the state has so far recorded four confirmed cases of monkeypox out of the 27 samples collected across nine local government areas of the state.

The commissioner told journalists at a press conference yesterday, that, 803 suspected cases of cholera have also been recorded in the state out of which 53 were confirmed positive with rapid diagnostic test (RDT) ongoing across the state.

He explained that as of last week, 2,431 cases of COVID-19 were recorded with 37 related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic in the state in early 2020.

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Danja, who was represented at the media chat by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mustapha Kabir, said the four victims of the monkeypox have been treated and discharged, while 14 samples were still in the laboratory awaiting final results.

He said:  “It is important to mention that the state has so far identified 27 persons from nine LGAS suspected to have symptoms of monkeypox as at last week of this month.

“Though no life was lost in the state due to this disease since the beginning of the blood outbreak. Samples were collected and tested in the laboratory from all the 27 suspected persons out of whom four were confirmed positive for monkeypox.

“For the Cholera outbreak, from January to date, about 803 suspected cases were identified, out of which 53 were confirmed positive with rapid diagnostic test (RDT) across the state. The identified cases were placed on free treatment jointly by the state, LGAs and partners with very good outcomes.”

He said the state government has reactivated emergency operation centres (EOCs) and rapid response teams have been deployed across the state as parts of control measures to tackle cases of monkeypox and cholera in the state.

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