Owing to the recent heat wave in the country there has been series of cases of Meningitis mostly in the Northern states amongst them are Zamfara, Niger, Sokoto, Kebbi and even the Federal capital territory.
Two thousand, nine hundred and ninety seven suspected cases of CSM have been reported in 16 states, of which 146 have been laboratory-confirmed. About 336 deaths have also been recorded.
500,000 doses of the Meningitis C vaccine has been distributed across these affected states and residents are advised to walk into the nearest primary health center to get vaccinated for free
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said additional 823,970 doses of Meningitis C vaccines are expected from the United Kingdom (UK) to support vaccination activities in other affected states.
NCDC is collaborating with the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency and other partners to tackle the outbreak.
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