Ogoina Dimie, Mohammed Abdulaziz, Yinka-Ogunleye Adesola, Ihekweazu Chikwe
Niger Delta University/Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria.
Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
IJID Reg. 2022 Apr 25;3:226-227. doi: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2022.04.004. eCollection 2022 Jun.
We report a case of suicide in a 34-year-old businessman who was admitted to an isolation facility in a tertiary hospital during the 2017/2018 monkeypox outbreak in Nigeria. We describe the possible psychosocial factors associated with suicide and highlight the challenges faced and lessons learnt in the management of the case. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of suicide linked to human monkeypox.
我们报告了一例自杀事件,死者是一名34岁的商人,在2017/2018年尼日利亚猴痘疫情期间,他被收治于一家三级医院的隔离设施中。我们描述了与自杀相关的可能的社会心理因素,并强调了该病例管理中面临的挑战和吸取的教训。据我们所知,这是首例与人类猴痘相关的自杀报告病例。