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    Metro Meningitis Outbreak Kills 8 in Katsina

    Cerebro Spinal Meningitis has killed not less than eight people at Tsabu village in Mai’adua Local Government Area of Katsina State, an official has said. The Director of Primary Health Care in the LGA, Nasiru Mani, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Mai’adua today (Thursday)...
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    Metro With Over 700 Deaths, Nigeria Is Helpless On Meningitis Outbreak - Official

    With over 700 deaths recorded so far over the outbreak of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis in Nigeria, the country is helpless because of inadequate vaccines to curb the spread of the Type C strain of the disease currently ravaging, a public official has said. The Chairman of the National Immunization...
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    Meningitis: 6 Important Things Nigerians Should Know

    Three weeks ago, the Federal Government announced the outbreak of a new strain of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) in parts of the country. Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole said that the new strain, which is not common in Nigeria, was imported from Niger Republic. He said all the states in...
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    Metro First Case of Meningitis Recorded in Delta

    Delta State has recorded its first case of the rampaging Cerebrospinal Meningitis, which has so far killed about 438 persons across the country. Doctors at the Central Hospital, Warri, disclosed this today (Tuesday) in Warri South Local Government Area of the state, sparking fears among...
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    Politics Reno Omokri - How President Buhari's Sins Caused Nigeria's Meningitis Outbreak

    Perhaps the most outlandish thing I have heard this year, other than the fact that one set of President Buhari's aides told us he was not sick while another set simultaneously asked us to pray for his recovery, is the claim by the All Progressive Congress governor of Zamfara state that the...
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    Metro Meningitis: List Of States Affected By Deadly Disease In Nigeria

    Over 300 Nigerians have died as a result of the recent outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis, CSM, in some parts of the country. Experts have advised on how to avoid being affected by the disease that is caused by excessive heat. According to experts, symptoms of the disease include stiff neck...
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    Metro Nigeria Begins Mass Vaccination To Stop Meningitis Outbreak

    Health workers in Nigeria on Wednesday began a mass vaccination programme to try to halt a mass outbreak of meningitis that has killed nearly 340 people since late last year. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said there had been 2,997 suspected cases of the disease in 16 states as of...
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    Meningitis: Avoid Kissing, 8 Other Ways To Prevent The Deadly Disease

    About 336 Nigerians have died as a result of the recent outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis, CSM, in some parts of the country. Experts have advised on how to avoid being affected by the disease that is caused by excessive heat. The disease is mostly caused by a bacteria called Neisseria...
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    Politics Zamfara Governor - Meningitis Is God's Punishment For Fornication, Other Sins In Nigeria

    Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari on Tuesday attributed the ongoing outbreak of Type C Cerebrospinal Meningitis to God’s way of showing his anger against Nigerians for turning their back on him. According to PREMIUM TIMES, Yari made the remark while speaking with journalists at the...
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    Metro Pastor Adeboye To Anoint Children Against Meningitis In April

    Pastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God last week told members to bring their children for a special anointing service against meningitis. So far, about 328 people have died as a result of meningitis and over 2,524 cases have been recorded across 16 states of the country...
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