Only 7% of the current confirmed cases have been linked to human to human transmission. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the first monkeypox fatality since the outbreak of the disease weeks ago, with 61 cases confirmed across 14 states in the country.According to a situation report released by the agency on Wednesday, December 20, 2017, the deceased had a background immune-compromised condition.Despite the casualty, the agency reported that there has been a decline in the number of new suspected cases reported over the last five weeks.This resulted in the decision to deactivate the monkeypox Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) this week, with response to the disease now expected to be coordinated by “a technical working group” comprising of all existing response partners.The report read, “To enhance data management and real-time mapping of cases and contacts, the Surveillance and Outbreak Response Management System, SORMAS, app was deployed on November 4, 2017 to the outbreak.
