The symptoms of NB.1.8.1 are similar to previous COVID-19 variants and may include sore throat, cough, fever, and fatigue.
Mr Idris outlined key preventive measures to curb the spread of the disease.
“Twenty-five states recorded at least one confirmed case across 125 local government areas in 2024.’’
The NCDC said the country registered 109 cases in one week.
H5N1 influenza is a flu that normally spreads between sick poultry but can sometimes spread from poultry to humans.
However, those with symptoms of infectious diseases such as fever, cough, vomiting, and diarrhoea should make voluntary declarations to customs.
The NPHCDA boss spoke after inspecting the diphtheria treatment centre at the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano.
He said that the NCDC would continue to monitor the situation globally, especially in countries where the new variants had been confirmed.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said it recorded at least 10 kinds of sicknesses affecting the evacuees, aged between two and 64.
The deaths were between December 2022 and early January 2023. They were recorded from Lagos, Kano, Yobe and Osun States.
