Kano State Government has said it has confirmed a suspected case of monkeypox in Bebeji Local Government Area of the state.
The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Kabir Getso, made this known while briefing newsmen on Saturday in Kano.
According to him, the blood sample of the patient had been sent to Abuja for clinical verification.
Getso said the suspected victim had been isolated and put on intensive clinical watch until the result of the sample was received.
“The state also identified 60 people who had contacts with the patient and all of them have been quarantined,” he said.
