Following the recent outbreak of Monkey Pox in Nigeria, the Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole has called on Nigerians to avoid the consumption of monkeys, bush meat and dead animals as eating such meat are highly potent in introducing the Pox disease.
In a statement by Prof Adewole through the Director of Media and Public Relations in the Ministry, Boade Akinola, the minister said the disease neither had a cure nor a vaccine, noting, however, that there was no cause for alarm as it was mild.
“There was no known treatment and no preventive vaccines, hence the public should be at alert and avoid crowded places as much as possible.
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“He advised the public to avoid eating dead animals, bushmeat and particularly bush monkeys.”
The minister also said that the test samples had been sent to World Health Organization (WHO) Laboratory in Senegal, while the ministry awaits the result.
He also added, “The symptoms include a headache, fever, back pains and in advanced cases, rashes bigger than those caused by chicken pox.”
He, however, called on Nigerians to watch out for any of the symptoms, and report any resemblance case to a nearby hospital.
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