As at Tuesday, no fewer than 215 persons were reported to have died in the state since last month when the resurgence of the disease was reported
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This followed conflicting statements by members of the FCT Health Board
A new strain of CSM causative agent, Neisseria Meningitides type C, which is slightly different from the causative agent of the seasonal CSM in Nigeria, has affected no fewer than 16 States in the country
Dr. Kunden Deyin, the state Commissioner for Health, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Jos
Dr. Muhammad Kainuwa, the Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Health, confirmed this to newsmen in Dutse on Thursday
Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Chief Executive Officer of the center, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja
The Executive Secretary of the board, Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, told NAN in an interview in Abuja that another death from the disease occurred in Dakwa, a border village of Bwari Area Council and Niger state on Wednesday
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, about 269 people have been killed in recent weeks by meningitis
The Head of Health Department in the council, Modupe Adeyinka, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that various state governments, community and religious leaders as well as Non-Governmental Organisations are scaling up their interventions to prevent further outbreak and spread of communicable diseases
The death toll from the outbreak of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis in parts of Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State…
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja that the new strain, which is not common in Nigeria, was imported from Niger Republic
The Commissioner of Health gave the figure and location in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria