The Association of Resident Doctors at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (ARD-UITH) has warned Nigerians against eating undercooked bush meat to avoid contracting the deadly Mpox virus. The President of ARD-UITH, Yusuf Muhammed, gave the advice in Ilorin on Monday during a chat with journalists. He cautioned people to avoid contact with dead animals as much as possible.
Mr Muhammed explained that Mpox is a zoonotic infection that affects animals and can be transferred to humans. “Mpox is not entirely new, but at some points, new strains commonly appear, and in recent times, the World Health Organization (WHO) has sent a warning that the strain currently detected is a new one. “The fear is that the human antibody may be unable to protect against it like the previous strain.
This poses a significant threat to people, and everybody should be on the lookout,” he said. The ARD-UITH president described monkeypox as a viral disease related to the now-eradicated smallpox virus. PREMIUM TIMES delivers fact-based journalism for Nigerians, by Nigerians — and our community of supporters, the readers who donate, make our work possible.
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