{"id":97711,"date":"2022-08-05T01:06:25","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T00:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=97711"},"modified":"2022-08-05T01:06:25","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T00:06:25","slug":"3-cases-of-monkey-pox-outbreak-confirmed-in-abia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/3-cases-of-monkey-pox-outbreak-confirmed-in-abia\/","title":{"rendered":"3 cases of Monkey pox outbreak confirmed in Abia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Three cases of Monkey pox disease outbreak has been confirmed in Abia State.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Dr Joe Osuji, Commissioner for Health, Abia State who confirmed the development, said the 3 cases have been treated and discharged from the hospital.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He added that the 3 cases were reported in Umuahia South, Ikwuano, and Aba North Local Government Areas of the state.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Assuring that the situation has been brought under control, the Commissioner said the contacts were traced, treated and discharged.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He also said that 5 samples had been taken to Abuja for further investigation.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Osuji advised residents to maintain environmental cleanliness and personal hygiene to avoid contracting the disease.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Chief Epidemiologist, Abia state, Lady Peace Nwogwugwu, who also confirmed the two cases, explained that the state government is on top of the situation and advised residents to main social distancing and shun body contacts\u00a0 adhere to health guidelines.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three cases of Monkey pox disease outbreak has been confirmed in Abia State. 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