Over 500 Yobe residents recover from meningitis
No fewer than 564 patients out of the 636 recorded cases of meningitis outbreak in Yobe have recovered, an official has said.
Haruna Umar, the disease surveillance and notification officer at the Primary Healthcare Management Board, disclosed this in an interview with journalists on Monday in Damaturu.
Mr Umar said 22 deaths had been recorded, with 564 patients fully recovered, while the remaining 50 were being observed and managed at isolation centres.
He said the first suspected case was reported on December 24, 2023, and confirmed on January 26.
Mr Umar added that the 636 cases were recorded across six local government areas of Machina, Nangere, Fika, Fune, Potiskum, and Gujba.
The health official assured that the government had taken proactive measures to curb the spread of the disease.
”The government has established treatment centres in the affected LGAs, including temporary isolation camps in some secondary schools.
“The government has also engaged 18 ad hoc staff, including two medical doctors at the isolation centres, among other measures,” Mr Umar added.
(NAN)
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