Nigeria: Meningitis Kills 9 Children in Jigawa

Dutse — Nine children between the ages of three and 13 years have died as a result of an outbreak of cerebral spinal meningitis (CSM) in Majia town of Taura local government area in Jigawa State.

Sources had indicated by last night that the death toll had hit over 20 as the outbreak was said to have been recorded in other LGAs of the state.

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