Monkeypox sufferer
The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information, Mr Daniel
Iworiso-Markson, has said that seven out of the 13 monkey pox patients
on admission at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri
in Bayelsa have fully recovered.NAN reports that the commissioner said in a statement on Wednesday
in Yenagoa, that the seven patients had been discharged from the
hospital.
The contagious disease broke out three weeks ago in Agbura area of
Yenagoa following reports that a family manifested symptoms of monkey
pox after eating monkey meat.
He said the six other patients under medical surveillance at the teaching hospital were responding positively to treatment.
“The government has been able to successfully contain the
spread of the disease as no new case has been reported in the last few
days.
“With the way and manner government deployed its machinery and
with the team of dedicated health and medical personnel, monkey pox will
soon be fully kicked out of Bayelsa state,” he added.
Iworiso-Markson commended the state Ministry of Health and National
Centre for Disease Control for their efforts in containing the disease.
The commissioner also appreciated people in the state for taking
preventive measures against further spread of the disease and urged them
to maintain healthy lifestyle, environmental and personal hygiene.
According to him, feedback received from various channels in the
state indicates that public enlightenment campaign, especially in local
languages, have succeeded in alerting people to avoid actions that would
further spread the disease.
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