NIGERIA Has Reported A Total Of 287 Confirmed Cases Out Of 2,707 Suspected Cases Of Meningitis, Including 183 Deaths, With A Case-Fatality Ratio Of 6.8 Per Cent.
The Cases Were Reported From 130 Local Government Areas In 24
States, Including The Federal Capital Territory In Nigeria From October 2022 To
July 2, 2023.
This Is According To The Epidemiology Situation Of The
Disease Released By The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control And Prevention.
Meningococcal Meningitis Is Transmitted From Person To
Another Through Droplets Of Respiratory And Throat Secretions, Usually By
Asymptomatic Carriers.
Close And Prolonged Contact With An Infected Person Or Living
With A Carrier Facilitates The Spread Of The Disease. The Average Incubation
Period Is Four Days But Can Range Between Two And 10 Days. Abia, Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue,
Borno, Delta, Ebonyi, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa,
Niger, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe And Zamfara States Reported The
Suspected CSM Cases.
The Report Partly Read, Äs Of July 2, A Total Of 2,707
Suspected Cases, Including 183 Deaths Have Been Reported From 24 States In This
2022/2023 CSM (Cerebrospinal Meningitis) Season. A Total Of 667 Samples
Collected (25 Per Cent) From 2,707 Suspected Cases From Beginning Of The
Outbreak, And 298 Confirmed (45 Per Cent Positivity Rate).
Abia, Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Delta, Ebonyi, Gombe,
Imo, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto,
Taraba, Yobe And Zamfara States Reported The Suspected CSM Cases.
The Report Partly Read, Äs Of July 2, A Total Of 2,707 Suspected Cases, Including 183 Deaths Have Been Reported From 24 States In This 2022/2023 CSM (Cerebrospinal Meningitis) Season. A Total Of 667 Samples Collected (25 Per Cent) From 2,707 Suspected Cases From Beginning Of The Outbreak, And 298 Confirmed (45 Per Cent Positivity Rate).