Bayelsa state government in Nigeria said
that they are putting critical measures in place to tackle and contend a
suspected Monkey pox virus outbreak in the state. The state’s commissioner for
health PROF. EBITIMITULA ETEBO made these
known during a news conference in Yenegoa capital of Bayelsa state in Nigeria. PROF. ETEBO said 13 suspected cases on
different ways of recovery are undergoing treatment at the Niger-Delta Teaching Hospital Okorobori with 3 people discharged
while other 50 persons are actively being piled up at different places.
According to the Bayelsa state
commissioner for health PROF.
EBITIMITULA ETEBO who said that active
disease surveillance had been carried out in the state by the ministry of health
with assistance by Nigerian Centre for
disease control, the world Health Organization (WHO) and other International
partners. PROF. ETEBO said that suspected Monkey Virus is not fable and it
is transmitted when one comes in contact with a virus from animal and material
that are contaminated with the virus. And urge residents of the state; not to
panic but maintain good hygiene. Also he said that animal to human transmission
can occur by bites of many bush animals, and it can also occur through direct
contact with body fluids or regions oceans that had already come down with
disease and circulate it. It can also be contacted through contaminated burden.
Also, chief medical director of the
Niger-Delta University Teaching Hospital Okorobori PROF. DAEMEON OGONNA explained that the hospital is fully mobilized
to cater for any suspected cases brought to the facility. According to him, he
also said that depended on the mandate they received from the state government,
they currently have an isolation centre or an installation facilities to manage
and care for suspected cases of Monkey Pox Virus. Indeed, from the index case
that came in two weeks ago according to him, the hospital is fully mobilized
and equipped to receive and care for any cases of Monkey pox. That is the
present case.
Also the Bayelsa state commissioner for
information, MRS. DANIEL IWUSON BACKSON
who
commended the efforts of the health ministries and medical team for the works they have been doing urge the media to assist
in sensitizing the public about the virus. According to the commissioner who
specified that this situation had gone beyond their control and he said that
they believe that with enough awareness it will go a long way to stop the
height rate the disease spreads. He also advised the public not to panic as the
the state government is on solving the situation.
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