Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) has reportedly killed 52 persons in 21 states including Bauchi,
Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Ebonyi, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi and Kogi.
Others are Abia, Nasarawa, Niger, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara states.
The casualties were recorded between last year and the 5th of March, according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC).
In a situation report released yesterday, the NCDC says [as of March 5], a total of 628 suspected cases including 52 deaths (CFR 8.3%) were reported from 21 states in 2022/2023 CSM seasons.
The report notes: “91% of all cumulative cases were from four (4) states – Jigawa (509 cases), Bauchi (23 cases), Zamfara (22 cases) and Oyo (14 cases),” adding: males accounted for 62%, while 38% were females.
“Ten LGAs across five states, Jigawa (7), Bauchi (1), Oyo (1), Plateau (1) and Zamfara (1), reported more than 5 cases each this CSM seasons 2022/2023,” the report reveals.
NCDC said the number of new suspected cases in epidemiological week nine decreased by 84% compared with epidemiological week nine, according to Daily Trust.
It added that the national multi-sectoral Cerebrospinal Meningitis Technical Working Group (TWG ) continued to monitor response across states.
