Dr. Salisu Muazu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, confirmed the development to newsmen in Dutse on Thursday.
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The NCDC made this known on its official website on Thursday night.
The Executive Director, Niger State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Alhaji Usman Ndanusa, has confirmed that cerebrospinal meningitis has claimed eight lives in Borgu Local Government Area of the state.
The Nigeria Meteorological Agency has warned that there could be prevalence of climate-induced diseases such as malaria, cerebrospinal meningitis and respiratory diseases in many parts of Nigeria in 2019.
During the dry season, high temperatures and low humidity increase the likelihood of transmission of organisms causing Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in Nigeria.
The NEMA Director-General, Mustapha Maihaja, said at the launching in Abuja that the agency had the mandate to respond to strategic disasters in Nigeria.