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Volume 30, Number 9—September 2024
Research

Mpox Epidemiology and Risk Factors, Nigeria, 2022

Dimie OgoinaComments to Author , Mahmmod Muazu Dalhat, Ballah Akawu Denue, Mildred Okowa, Nneka Marian Chika-Igwenyi, Sebastine Oseghae Oiwoh, Ekaete Alice Tobin, Hakeem Abiola Yusuff, Anastacia Okwudili Ojimba, Umenzekwe Chukwudi Christian, John-Tunde Aremu, Simji Samuel Gomerep, Kambai Lalus Habila, Sati Klein Awang, Olukemi Adekanmbi, Michael Iroezindu, Asukwo Onukak, Olanrewaju Falodun, Mogaji Sunday, Simon Mafuka Johnson, Abimbola Olaitan, Chizaram Onyeaghala, Datonye Alasia, Juliet Mmerem, Uche Unigwe, Vivian Kwaghe, Mukhtar Abdulmajid Adeiza, and on behalf of Nigerian Infectious Diseases Society (NIDS) mpox study group1
Author affiliations: Niger Delta University/Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Bayelsa, Nigeria (D. Ogoina); Infectious Diseases Control Centre, Kaduna State, Nigeria (M.M. Dalhat); University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria (B.A. Denue); Ministry of Health, Asaba, Nigeria (M. Okowa); Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Nigeria (N.M. Chika-Igwenyi); Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Nigeria (S. Oiwoh, E.A. Tobin); Ministry of Health, Abeokuta, Nigeria (H.A. Yusuff); Federal Medical Centre, Asaba (A.O. Ojimba); Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria. (U.C. Christian); Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, Nigeria (J.T. Aremu); Jos University Teaching hospital/University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria (S.S. Gomerep); Kaduna State Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance System, Kaduna, Nigeria (K.L. Habila); Modibo Adamawa University Teaching Hospital, Yola, Nigeria (S.K. Awang); University of Ibadan College of Medicine, Ibadan, Nigeria (O. Adekanmbi); University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria (M. Iroezindu, J Mmerem, U. Unigwe); University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria (A. Onukak); National Hospital Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria (O. Falodun); Federal Medical Centre Ebute-Metta, Lagos, Nigeria (M. Sunday); Federal University Teaching Hospital, Imo, Nigeria (S.M. Johnson); Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Nigeria (A. Olaitan); University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria (C. Onyeaghala, D. Alasia); University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagalada, Nigeria (V. Kwaghe); Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria (M.A. Adeiza)

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Geographic distribution of sites in Nigeria participating in a study of epidemiology and risk factors for laboratory-confirmed mpox during the mpox outbreak, Nigeria, 2022. A total of 265 study participants were enrolled from all geopolitical zones of the country, across 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory in Nigeria.

Figure. Geographic distribution of sites in Nigeria participating in a study of epidemiology and risk factors for laboratory-confirmed mpox during the mpox outbreak, Nigeria, 2022. A total of 265 study participants were enrolled from all geopolitical zones of the country, across 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory in Nigeria.

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1Additional members of the NIDS study group Nigeria who are co-authors and contributed data to this work are listed at the end of this article.

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