Nigeria at it again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Federal Government has disclosed that a total of 2,997 suspected cases of Cerebrospinal Meningitis have been reported in 16 States in Nigeria as at April 3, PUNCH reports.
Out of this figure, 146 have been confirmed by the laboratory, while 336 deaths have also been recorded.
The government said 823,970 doses of Meningitis C vaccines were being expected from the United Kingdom to support vaccination activities in other affected States.
A statement issued in Abuja by the Technical Assistant (Communication) in NCDC, Dr. Lawal Bakare, also announced that the government has activated an Emergency Operations Centre to manage the ongoing outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis in five States North West
Bakare said, “As at April 3, 2017, a total of 2,997 suspected cases of CSM have been reported in 16 States in Nigeria, of which 146 have been laboratory–confirmed. Unfortunately, 336 deaths have also been recorded.
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