6 Children Die Of Measles, Whooping Cough In Jigawa
No fewer than six children under the ages of five died in an outbreak
of measles and whopping cough in Sule-tankarkar Local Government Area
of Jigawa.
Malam Mohammed Maisamari, Head of Department for Water, Sanitation
and Hygiene (WASH) in the local council, confirmed the outbreak of the
diseases in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday
in Sule-Tankarkar.
He said that Maizare community was worse hit in the local government,
adding that six deaths were recorded in the community among the six
villages affected by the diseases.
He said that the report of the outbreak was received by the council
on March1, adding that health officials were making efforts to curtail
the spread of the diseases.
Maisamari said that the council had mobilised a team of health
workers to the affected communities to treat all the children who had
contracted either of the diseases.
He said that 249 children who were infected by the diseases had been treated.
He said that the council would intensify health education campaign to
enlighten the rural dwellers on the need to embrace immunisation. (NAN)
6 Children Die Of Measles, Whooping Cough In Jigawa
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