The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), said that the national multi-sectoral Cerebrospinal Meningitis Technical Working Group (TWG) continued to monitor response to the disease across states.
The NCDC, via its official website on Sunday, said between October 2022 and April 2, about 235 confirmed cases had been reported, with 118 deaths from 22 states and 79 local government areas (LGAs).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the World Health Organization (WHO), defined Meningitis as a serious infection of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
