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Meningitis: Death toll rises to 745

    Meningitis: Death toll rises to 745

Since the outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis, 745 persons have died and there have been 8,057 suspected cases, says the federal government. This was made known in a statement by Lawal

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Meningitis kills 33 in Niger state

    Meningitis kills 33 in Niger state

Thirty-three people have died from the Cerebrol Spinal Meningitis (CSM) in Niger state out of 116 suspected cases recorded, an official disclosed to NAN on Friday. Yahaya Na’uzo, executive director

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WHO: Nigeria gets 500,000 doses of meningitis C vaccine — more on the way

    WHO: Nigeria gets 500,000 doses of meningitis C vaccine — more on the way

Nigeria has received 500,000 doses of meningitis C containing vaccine to combat the epidemic in the country, the WHO has said. The doses were sent by the International Coordinating Group

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EXCLUSIVE: Meningitis, heat wave ‘kill 61 Boko Haram suspects’ in Borno barracks

    EXCLUSIVE: Meningitis, heat wave ‘kill 61 Boko Haram suspects’ in Borno barracks

At least 61 Boko Haram suspects detained at Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, Borno state have died as a result of heat, meningitis, and other harsh conditions, TheCable has learnt. Eight

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Meningitis: $1bn needed for vaccines as death toll rises to 489

  Meningitis: $1bn needed for vaccines as death toll rises to 489

The federal government says it needs more than $1 billion for vaccines to eradicate meningitis epidemic in the five most

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Meningitis didn’t kill anyone in Lagos, says state govt

  Meningitis didn’t kill anyone in Lagos, says state govt

Jide Idris, Lagos state commissioner for health, has dismissed the reports of two deaths from cerebrospinal meningitis in the state. On

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Many states on high alert as meningitis death toll rises to 438

  Many states on high alert as meningitis death toll rises to 438

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the death toll from the dreaded meningitis disease has risen to 438

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Baton exchange of epidemics: From cholera to meningitis

  Baton exchange of epidemics: From cholera to meningitis

The poor health indices reeled out on this page repeatedly are pointers to the fact that much more is still

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Meningitis: 1,400 prisoners vaccinated in Bauchi

  Meningitis: 1,400 prisoners vaccinated in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency has vaccinated 1,400 inmates and 240 prisons’ staff against  Cerebro Spinal Meningitis

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Zamfara governor, meningitis and primitive thoughts

  Zamfara governor, meningitis and primitive thoughts

BY RAHAMAN ONIKE The recent asseveration by Zamfara governor, Abdul’aziz Yari, that the outbreak of the calamitous Type C cerebrospinal

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