Edo Confirms One Mpox, Eight Suspected Cholera Cases
The Edo State Government has recorded one outbreak of Mpox in the state as well as eight suspected cases of Cholera.
Dr Ojeifo Stephenson, the state Director of Public Health at the Ministry of Health, disclosed this to Newsmen on Saturday.
He said the state government had taken proactive measures since January to create awareness and sensitise the public on the need to report to the nearest designated health facilities, once the symptoms develop.
“From January till date, we’ve identified 11 suspected cases in Edo State,” he said. “We got the alert anytime they see any suspected case and we mobilise our team to go in there, collect samples then we do contact tracing.
“Contacts are people that have a direct connection with that suspected case. We always follow them up for the incubation period of that virus, then we can now exit them. After those tests, eight were non-reactive while eight were reactive.”
