Three persons have reportedly tested positive to Monkeypox in Edo State
The Director of Public Health in the State Ministry of Health, Dr Stephenson Ojeifo, announced this in a statement on Tuesday.
He said the cases were detected in the past 72 hours in the state.
This is even as he disclosed that the patients have been isolated are currently receiving care at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH), Irrua and Edo State University Teaching Hospital, Auchi respectively.
Ojeifo assured that the State, in collaboration with other stakeholders, would continue to provide the public with additional necessary informative and educational materials on the disease.
He, however, urged all residents in the state to maintain strict Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures at all times.
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