No fewer than 3,667,265 persons have been treated for Onchocerciasis in 21 local government areas while 2,107,705 persons were also treated for Lymphatic Filariasis in 11 endemic local government areas in Kogi.
The Kogi State Commissioner for Health, Dr Zakari Usman who disclosed this on Tuesday on the occasion of World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day Celebration said the treatment is between 2020 treatment cycle and now.
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