Lagos State topped the list with 15 cases, while Abia and Ogun recorded five cases each.
According to the world health body, in the week from August 15 to 21, there were 21 per cent fewer cases than in the previous week.
“Currently, 40 suspected cases have been investigated and nine confirmed in five Local Government Areas (LGA) of the state.”
Ms Coker stated that two cases were discovered in Ota, within Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area, while Abeokuta North
and Abeokuta South recorded one case each.
Mr Isamotu said in Osogbo on Wednesday that the symptoms in the reported case had similar characteristics like that of monkeypox.
The dog living with two men in France infected with the virus began exhibiting symptoms 12 days after they did.
The NCDC said that there were ongoing efforts to strengthen surveillance at national and sub-national levels to increase awareness.
Mr Omilabu said the federal government should put efforts in place to acquire smallpox vaccines in the fight against monkeypox.
The organisation said in a report on Friday that it was part of ongoing efforts to align the names of monkeypox disease, virus and variants or clades with current best practices.
The United States has declared a state of public health emergency over the monkeypox outbreak
