PRO/EDR> Meningitis, meningococcal – Nigeria: (SO) susp, fatal, schoolchildren, RFI

Meningitis — Nigeria
One student (name withheld, has died) was feared dead, while over 30 others were hospitalised from a suspected meningitis that hit Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) Sokoto.
Confirming the incident, Sokoto State Director of Public Heath, Dr. Abdulrahaman Dantsoho, said they actually got the information, adding that they admitted, treated and discharged 30 students of the school. He, however, said no student died from their records, except the only lady that was reported dead before