PRO/EDR> Measles, pertussis – Nigeria: (JI) fatalities

Whooping Cough, Measles — Nigeria

Six under-5 year old children have died following an outbreak of measles and whooping cough in Suletankarkar Local Government Area of Jigawa state [Nigeria], Daily Trust learned yesterday, 13 Mar 2016. It was gathered that Maizare village where the 6 deaths occurred was the worst hit among the 6 villages affected by the outbreak of the 2 child killer diseases. Speaking to Daily Trust on phone, the Suletankarkar LGA Head of Department for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Mohammed