Kano State Government has alerted residents in the state against the dangers of monkey pox virus, urging them to apply personal hygiene and desist from consuming bush meat and half-cooked beef.

The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Kabiru Ibrahim Getso, told journalists at the weekend that already, the state government has designated a special hospital for monkey pox patients in case of any outbreak of the disease in the state.

He, however, stated that so far, Kano has not recorded any case of Monkey Pox, which has affected about seven states in the country.

Getso further warned that “the disease is transmitted from direct contact with the blood, bodily fluids, or cutaneous or mucosal lesions of infected animals like Monkeys, Gambian giant rats, squirrels and rodents.”

“Eating inadequately cooked meat of infected animals is a possible risk factor. Human to human transmission occurs from contact with body fluids, secretions or skin lesions of an infected person or objects recently contaminated by patient fluids or lesion materials.” (The AUTHORITY)