Meningitis – Neisseria — Nigeria
– This is the 12th situation report for 2018/2019 season.
– The National Cerebrospinal Meningitis Emergency Operations Centre has been monitoring cases and ensuring preparedness and coordination of response across the states.
– States in the meningitis belt were formally placed on alert on 8 Nov 2018.
– As at epi week 9 [ending Sat 2 Mar 2019] 9 new suspected cases were reported.
– Beginning from 1 Oct 2018 to 5 Mar 2019, a total of 285 suspected cases have been reported from 14 states.
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