Nigeria: 13 Die in Suspected Meningitis Outbreak in Katsina Community

Katsina — No fewer than 13 people lost their lives in an outbreak of communicable disease suspected to be meningitis at Karfi Village in Malumfashi local government area of Katsina State. It was gathered that 12 of the victims died at their home while one out of the three persons …

• 07/03/2019

• • Africa
  • Communicable D…
  • Health
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  • Meningitis
  • Nigeria

WEST AFRICA

Seasonal outbreaks of meningitis at the beginning of each year is not quite unusual in West Africa. This year too, the disease -- which affects the brain and the spinal cord -- has already claimed 3,000 lives in the region. However, it has brought a cholera epidemic in its wake …

• 30/07/1995

• • Cholera
  • India
  • Meningitis