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Meningitis outbreak kills 65 in Jigawa
By Abubakar Sadiq Mohd.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 20:33:53 GMT
At least 65 people mostly children under 11 years have lost their lives to an outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in Jigawa State.
Situation reports from the state indicated that the outbreak of the disease in the state began last month and the case worsened in Nigeria/Niger republic border local government areas in the state.
Findings indicated that a number of people lost their sense of hearing as a result of the disease in many parts of the state.
Some of the villages said to record high rate of cases include; Mele, Dungundun, Kanya Arewa and Dantanoma villages in Babura; Gumel, Maigatari and Suletankarkar Local Government Areas in Jigawa North West.
Daily Trust reports that about 100 persons have been reported dead across the state as over 360 cases where recorded...
Meningitis outbreak kills 65 in Jigawa
By Abubakar Sadiq Mohd.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 20:33:53 GMT
At least 65 people mostly children under 11 years have lost their lives to an outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in Jigawa State.
Situation reports from the state indicated that the outbreak of the disease in the state began last month and the case worsened in Nigeria/Niger republic border local government areas in the state.
Findings indicated that a number of people lost their sense of hearing as a result of the disease in many parts of the state.
Some of the villages said to record high rate of cases include; Mele, Dungundun, Kanya Arewa and Dantanoma villages in Babura; Gumel, Maigatari and Suletankarkar Local Government Areas in Jigawa North West.
Daily Trust reports that about 100 persons have been reported dead across the state as over 360 cases where recorded...