The state said it recorded suspected cases of the disease in Nafada and Funakaye Local Government Areas.
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Dr. Salisu Mu’azu, Permanent Secretary, Jigawa State Ministry of Health, confirmed the development in a statement.
Adetunji Adeoye, the representative of the agency, stated this during the flag off ceremony of introduction of meningitis vaccination into routine immunisation given to nine months old children on Friday in Akure.
The Bauchi State Government has confirmed recording four suspected cases of Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis in the state.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has alerted the Nigerians, especially health care providers, on the circulation of a fake meningitis vaccines circulating in Niger Republic.
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke says meningitis disease is a huge threat to human brain tissue.
Getso also urged the people to ensure sure that they sleep in well ventilated rooms in order to reduce the risk of contracting meningitis.
He said that the Ministry received the information about the outbreak of a strange disease and dispatched its Rapid Response Team to the area.
Adeolu, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Abuja, advised people to always seek professional advice or medical check-up instead of self-medication.
Molloy of St George’s University, London, made the recommendation on Monday at the ongoing 9th IAS Conference on HIV Science in Paris, France.
The state Commissioner for Health disclosed the figure
So far a total of 31 cases of the so-called mystery illness have been reported, including 13 deaths in an outbreak linked to the attendance of a religious leader’s funeral
The Commissioner For Health, Dr. Kuden Kamshak, broke this news on Tuesday while addressing journalists on the 10th anniversary commemoration of the World Malaria Day in Jos
This was revealed by the chairman of the local government on Tuesday
The Chairman of the State Sub-Committee for the Procurement, Management and Distribution of Meningitis drugs and vaccines, Alhaji Aliyu Kagara, said on Monday in Bungudu that the committee had discovered massive diversion of the vaccines meant for the area
The lecture was designed for the families and personnel of the Division as well as members of our host community, described by the Army as “the receptive/hospitable Nike community of Enugu Township”
The Country Representative of the organisation in Nigeria, Dr. Alemu Wondi, made the commendation in Sokoto on Thursday when he paid a courtesy visit on the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar
The Area Operations Manager of the organisation in the state, Kennedy Yibin, disclosed this on Tuesday at a one-day Stakeholders Roundtable meeting on Women and Girls Empowerment and Health Outcomes and Indices in the state
The Minister of Health, Prof. Issac Adewole, disclosed this while addressing an emergency meeting of the Northern Traditional Council and the 19 Northern States Governors on Tuesday in Kaduna
The governor issued the warning on Monday while speaking to journalists over suspected cases of diversion of the drugs