Cerebrospinal meningitis has claimed 48 lives since the outbreak commenced in October last year, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed.
The centre in its situation report released yesterday said that a total of 541 suspected cases were reported from 15 states between October1st, 2018 to March 27th, 2019. It said 48 deaths have been recorded among all suspected cases during the period.
The weekly epidemiological report also revealed that 119 samples were tested during the period and that 47 confirmed cases were recorded. It said that the strain of the disease called Neisseria meningitides serogroup C (NmC) accounted for 34.0% (16) of the positive cases.
According to the report, which is the 15th in the 2018/2019 season, the National Technical Working Group for Cerebrospinal Meningitis has been monitoring cases and ensuring preparedness and coordination of response across the states. Read more