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Is There Monkeypox Outbreak Currently in Ebonyi? Checkout What The State Has to Say

Posted by Samuel on Fri 27th Oct, 2017 - tori.ng

Following reports that the highly dreaded monkeypox disease has broken out in Ebonyi, the State has reacted, clarifying the air.

A monkeypox sufferer

The government of Ebonyi State has denied the reports that there was outbreak of monkey pox disease in the state, The Sun News reports.

The Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr Daniel Umezuruike said that the reported case was rather eczema.

In an emergency press briefing, the Health Commissioner said that “there was case of eczema that was reported at the weekend. We looked at it, diagnosed it and there was no symptoms of monkey pox.”

“Why are rumour mongers saying that the disease was monkey pox? Let the people spreading this rumour step out and show me where the monkey pox is.”