Meningitis kills 33 in Niger State

The Executive Director of the Niger State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPCDA), Dr Yahaya Na’uzo, yesterday confirmed that 33 people had died from the Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) in Niger State out of 116 suspected cases recorded.

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A medical expert, Mr Yusuf Ibrahim, has advised people to ensure good personal hygiene and sleep in well-ventilated rooms to curtail the spread of Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis (CSM).

 

Ibrahim gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday in Hadejia, Jigawa. He said the call was imperative to curtail transmission of the disease in view of the outbreak recorded in some parts of the country. Ibrahim explained that symptoms of the disease included headache, fever and loss of consciousness in patients with severe infection.