Lagos State commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, on Monday said that two suspected cases of Monkeypox have been recorded in the state.
Monkey Pox is a virus found only in monkeys and it is rare in human beings. It belongs to the same family as Chicken Pox and Smallpox.
It is suspected that someone may have contracted it by eating monkey meat, thus triggering the current outbreak.
With the confirmation of two new cases of monkeypox in Lagos, there are now 15 cases of the disease in the country.