Meningitis Outbreak In 16 States In Nigeria. See Affected States

 

Ninety (90) Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Sixteen (16) States of the Federation are so far affected including:

Zamfara,
Katsina,
Sokoto,
Kebbi,
Niger,
Nassarawa,
Jigawa,
FCT,
Gombe,
Taraba ,
Yobe,
Kano,
Osun,
Cross
Rivers,
Lagos and Plateau.

Prevention:
· Avoidance of overcrowding
· Sleep in well ventilated places
· Avoidance of close and prolonged contact with a case/s
· Proper disposal of respiratory and throat secretions
· Strict observance of hand hygiene and sneezing into Elbow joint/sleeves
· Reduce hand shaking, kissing, sharing utensils or medical interventions such as mouth resuscitation
· Vaccination with relevant sero-type of the meningococcal vaccine
· Self-medication should be avoided