Meningitis kills 118 in 22 states — NCDC
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, weekend disclosed that Cerebrospinal Meningitis, CSM, killed 118 persons in 22 states between May 2022 and April 2nd 2023 with 1479 suspected cases. In its latest epidemiology report, the Agency also reported that no fewer than 23 persons were killed in one week, between March 27 and April 2, 2023. The report showed that of 512 samples collected, 235 confirmed with 46 per cent positivity rates in the beginning of the CSM seasons. The latest report of 23 deaths, according to the report were from Yobe -17 and Jigawa – 6. The report showed that the most affected age groups were 5-14 years, males 57 per cent, and females 43 per cent. It also stated that 93 per cent of all cumulative cases were from five states of Jigawa (1064 cases), Yobe (234 cases), Zamfara (36 cases), Bauchi (23 cases) and Adamawa (21 cases). “From the beginning of the season, the following twenty (21) states reported suspected CSM cases in 2022/202...