Male mpox infection rates are higher in Nigeria, according to the NCDC.

According to data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), males in Nigeria had a greater rate of mpox infection.

According to data released on the NCDC website on Monday, men have accounted for 67% of all occurrences of mpox since January 2024.

According to the CDC, since September 2017, when the first confirmed instances of Mpox appeared, 6,001 suspected and confirmed cases have been reported in Nigeria, with men making up nearly 70% of those infected.

With 67 verified cases in 2024, the most recent statistics showed a total of 1,031 suspected cases spread over 47 local government units in 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

According to the age and sex distribution study, the age categories 26–30 and 46–50 are the next most afflicted, with children under five being the most affected.

Men make up over 70% of the 6,001 suspected and confirmed cases of mpox since September 2017, according to the NCDC.

In contrast to two deaths in 2022 and seven in 2023, there have been no mpox-related deaths in 2024. With 15 confirmed cases, children under five accounted for the largest percentage of the 64 confirmed cases documented in 2024.

The monkeypox virus is the infectious agent that causes mpox, a disease that causes fever, swelling lymph nodes, and a painful rash. Although the majority of people recover completely, others may get very sick.

Humans and animals can contract the disease from one another and from animals through intimate contact, respiratory droplets, and infected objects.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared mumps a global public health emergency, according to PUNCH Online.

While the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the focal point of the African outbreak, at least 14 other African nations have also confirmed cases of mpox.

The WHO authorized the MVA-BN vaccine last Friday, making it the first Mpox vaccine on its prequalification list, with the goal of containing the outbreak and reducing transmission.

The United States government has donated 10,000 doses of the Mpox vaccine Jynneos to Nigeria.