Fresh Meningitis Outbreak Kills Eight In Katsina
During the past week eight people have been reportedly killed by a fresh outbreak of cerebro-spinal meningitis in Bugaje ward, Jibia Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State.
The Information Officer in the area, Saadu Suleiman, who confirmed the deaths on Saturday to journalists said, five males and three females lost their lives to meningitis between last Monday and Friday.
According to Suleiman several others were hospitalized at the health centre in Bugaje.
“We recorded a fresh case of Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis, CSM, in Bugaje that claimed the lives of eight persons,” he said.