At least 65 children They died from an epidemic of meningitis that broke out in 18 towns in Nigeria in April. jigawain the north of the country, as confirmed by residents and medical sources in the area.
Head of Epidemiology of the State Ministry of Health, samilla mahmudAccording to Nigeria’s Daily Post, he confirmed at a press conference that the disease had occurred in 18 of the region’s 27 districts.
According to media sources, the epidemic occurred in nearby areas. border with niger Spreading south at full speed in towns like Shule-Tankarkar, where 19 children died within 12 hours, some of them contracting the disease.
then go save the children While local authorities are trying to gather all possible information about the impact of the epidemic on the adult population, they have already launched an emergency operation to join the child population.
In this sense, the sources of the Daily Trust newspaper in total 360 possible cases statewide and one hundred deadbut this information has not been confirmed by official sources.