Between 2022 and 2023, Nigeria recorded a total of 303 confirmed cases and 190 deaths from Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) across 29 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
CSM occurs when there is an acute inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and the spinal cord.
According to a public health advisory released Thursday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 2,765 suspected cases of CSM were also recorded across 140 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the affected 29 states and FCT.
