Thursday, 1 June 2017

PRO/EDR> Meningitis, meningococcal - Nigeria (09): fatal, serogroup C

Meningitis - Neisseria -- Nigeria
Nigeria has so far recorded a total of 1114 deaths in the 22 weeks of the cerebrospinal meningitis outbreak which hit the country in November 2016. A statement by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control stated that the outbreak, which has been ravaging the country for 22 weeks, has affected 4 additional local government areas bringing the total affected local governments to 226 compared to what was obtainable last month [April 2017].
Zamfara State recorded the 1st case of the latest meningitis

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2qGXwN8

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