Monkey Pox Outbreak: Stay Away From Bushmeat – Federal Ministry Of Health

The Federal Ministry of Health has advised Nigerians to stay away from eating bushmeat and monkeys as doing so would be at the risk of contracting the Monkey Pox disease.

No fewer than 10 persons have reportedly been quarantined in Bayelsa as a result of the virus. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said this in a statement which was read by the Director, Media and Public Relations in the ministry, Mrs. Boade Akinola, on Thursday.

He said the disease neither had a cure nor a vaccine, noting, however, that there was no cause for alarm as it was mild.

Part of the statement read, “He (Adewole) said the virus was mild and there was no known treatment and no preventive vaccines, hence the public should be at alert and avoid crowded places as much as possible. He advised the public to avoid eating dead animals, bushmeat and particularly bush monkeys.”

The minister also revealed that test samples had been sent to the World Health Organisation (laboratory) in Senegal but the result was still being awaited.

Speaking on the symptoms, he added that Nigerians who had symptoms of fever, back pain and rashes resembling chicken pox, should report to the hospital. The statement added, “The symptoms include headache, fever, back pains and in advanced cases, rashes bigger than those caused by chicken pox.”

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