CSM situation report in states
… Zamfara leads with 2, 337 cases, 262 deaths
As at April 5, 2017, Zamfara State reported the highest number of Cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM) cases, put at 2,337 with 262 deaths from 14 Local Government Areas, according to the latest situation report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), National Agency for Primary Health Care Development Agency ( NPHCDA ), UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO). The state is followed by Sokoto State with 1,046 cases and 61 deaths from 18 Local government areas of the state. Below is the summary of the epidemic in the states.
CSM Summary by State as of 5th April, 2017
S/N State LGAs Cases Lab Confirmed Deaths CFR (%)
1 Zamfara 14 2337 71 262 11.2
2 Sokoto 18 1046 47 61 5.8
3 Katsina 12 228 34 48 21.1
4 Kebbi 13 72 12 11 15.2
5 Niger 5 94 5 33 35.1
6 FCT 2 5 0 5 100
7 Nassarawa 2 2 0 0 0
8 Gombe 1 1 0 1 0
9 Taraba 1 4 0 0 0
10 Kano 17 43 7 3 7
11 C/River 2 27 0 0 0
12 Osun 1 1 0 0 0
13 Lagos 1 3 0 2 66.7
14 Yobe 6 77 3 11 14.3
15 Jigawa 6 10 2 1 10
16 Plateau 1 4 0 0 0
17 Kogi 1 1 0 0 0
18 Oyo 1 2 0 0 0
19 Delta 2 2 0 0 0
Total 106 3959 181 438 11.1
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