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Death toll in Kebbi meningitis outbreak rises to 56

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Outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in Kebbi has so far killed no fewer than 56 persons in three Local Government Areas of the state, according to an official.

Commissioner for Health Alhaji Yunusa Musa-Ismaila, represented by Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr Shehu Nuhu-Koko, confirmed this Wednesday during a press briefing in Birnin Kebbi.

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The briefing was attended by representatives of development partners like; World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).

The commissioner said: “The Public Health Department started receiving reports of people reporting with symptoms of fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and associated vomiting and dizziness which in some of the cases resulted in deaths.

“Following the receipt of these reports active surveillance commenced with samples taken and sent to the National Reference Laboratory in Abuja to confirm the suspected outbreak of the disease.

“At the same time case management of those cases commenced at the General Hospitals in the Aliero, Jega and Gwandu affected LGAs.”

According to him, a total of 653 suspected cases are recorded to date; 17 samples so far have been sent to the National Reference Laboratory in Abuja for confirmation.

He explained that five sample results returned negative from NRL Abuja, while five samples were positive, adding that of the sample results, Aliero LGA accounted for three, Gwandu LGA one, while Jega LGA also accounted for one.

“All the five positive cases of the patients were treated and discharged alive and seven samples result are pending from NRL Abuja, while 56 deaths (Gwandu 25, Jega 16, Aliero 14), have been recorded,” he explained.

Musa-Ismail, also revealed that 3,000 doses of CSM vaccines were received from the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and distributed across the three LGAs in communities with high burden of the reported cases.

“Aliero LGA 1,550 people have been vaccinated including the Kebbi State University of Science and Technology community in Aliero; Gwandu LGA 798 people have been vaccinated, and Jega LGA 450 people have been vaccinated.

“As soon as additional vaccines arrive, the vaccination will continue state wide,” he said.

Musa-Ismail said that an advocacy visit to stakeholders was carried out across the state, in partnership with WHO, MSF, and UNICEF.

He added that the state government had released N30 million to purchase drugs and other consumables for the response activities to cushion the effect.

The commissioner also said that drugs had been distributed and other commodities to affected local government areas.

Musa-Ismail added that isolation centres were set up in Gwandu, Jega and Aliero, while drugs and other consumables were also provided.

He, then, called on the general public to comply with health instructions and report any suspected case to the nearest health facility for necessary action.

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