The World Health Organisation has said Nigeria is leading the pack of African countries with mpox infections and deaths.
Mpox is a zoonosis, a disease that is transmitted from animals to humans, with cases often found close to tropical rainforest where there are animals that carry the virus.
In the region of the Americas, the confirmed cases are 56,694 with 53 deaths; the European region recorded 25,705 cases with five deaths; the African region recorded 1,200 cases and 15 deaths; the Western Pacific region has 229 cases with no death; the Eastern Mediterranean region recorded 80 cases and one death; and the South-East Asia region has 35 confirmed cases and one death.
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