Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Meningitis, undiagnosed illness – Nigeria (03): fatal, schoolchildren
PRO/EDR> Meningitis, undiagnosed illness – Nigeria (03): fatal, schoolchildren
Meningitis -- NigeriaThere were 166 suspected cases of cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM) reported from 59 LGAs in 16 states (Adamawa - 2, Borno - 6, Cross River - 2, Ebonyi - 2, Gombe - 4, Jigawa - 5, Kaduna - 2, Kano - 4, Katsina - 58, Kebbi - 13, Niger - 1, Oyo - 2, Sokoto - 11, Taraba - 1, Yobe - 5 & Zamfara - 48). Of these, 7 were laboratory confirmed, and 13 deaths were recorded.Ongoing surveillance for CSM has been intensified in all the 26 states in the Nigeria meningitis belt, and case-based Read more [...]
