Nigeria: Katsina Records 78 Polio Cases

15 November 2008

Katsina — Katsina State has recorded 78 fresh cases of the dreaded poliomyelitis, the chairman of the State Mobilisation Committee Against Polio, Alhaji Nasiru Shargalle has disclosed.

Alhaji Shargalle, who made the disclosure at a meeting with the 34 local councils in the state, noted that the deadly virus was found in 29 of the local councils.

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