Source: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/nige...easles/2203817
'Nigeria: 1,158 displaced children infected by measles'
Vaccination campaign required to stem disease, says medical volunteer group
Olarewaju Kola | 09.04.2021
LAGOS, Nigeria
At least 1,158 children have been infected by measles, a viral disease, in the Nigerian volatile northeast Borno State, a global medical volunteer group said Friday.
Doctors Without Borders, which is collaborating with the Nigerian health authorities, said in a statement most of the patients were children from families displaced from their homes by terror attacks in the area.
?So far a total of 1,158 children with measles have been received in Gwange pediatric hospital in Maiduguri,? it said.
David Th?rond, the organization?s head in the country, said cases of measles among children have risen since Dec. 3, 2020 when the first patient was admitted at a pediatrics hospital in the area.
He said Zarbamari, a small town some 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the capital with over 45,000 people, has 58% of the total infected patients...
'Nigeria: 1,158 displaced children infected by measles'
Vaccination campaign required to stem disease, says medical volunteer group
Olarewaju Kola | 09.04.2021
LAGOS, Nigeria
At least 1,158 children have been infected by measles, a viral disease, in the Nigerian volatile northeast Borno State, a global medical volunteer group said Friday.
Doctors Without Borders, which is collaborating with the Nigerian health authorities, said in a statement most of the patients were children from families displaced from their homes by terror attacks in the area.
?So far a total of 1,158 children with measles have been received in Gwange pediatric hospital in Maiduguri,? it said.
David Th?rond, the organization?s head in the country, said cases of measles among children have risen since Dec. 3, 2020 when the first patient was admitted at a pediatrics hospital in the area.
He said Zarbamari, a small town some 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the capital with over 45,000 people, has 58% of the total infected patients...
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