The Gombe State government has confirmed three cases of monkeypox in the state, IgbereTV reports
The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Habu Dahiru, confirmed the development at a media briefing on Tuesday in Gombe.
He said the cases had been treated and discharged.
Dahiru said: “We have 19 suspected cases in the state, samples were collected from the suspected cases and three returned positive for monkeypox virus.
“The cases presented were having fever which lasted more than a week despite treatment for common causes of fever
