Friday, February fourteenth, the UN says at least 22 people have been killed in a village in the Northwest region of Cameroon. Over half of those killed were children. No one has claimed responsibility for Friday’s incident but the opposition parties blame the killing on the government.
Meningitis kills about 140 in Nigeria
It
has been reported over the last week in six states and has so far infected more
than 1,000 people, the Abuja Centre for Disease Control says.
Meningitis
causes an acute inflammation of the outer layers of the brain and spinal cord.
The
current outbreak is the worst in Nigeria since 2009 when it killed at least 156
people.
The
disease is spreading amidst fears it could be out of control if refugee camps, prisons
and police cells become affected through crowds, the BBC's Chris Ewokor in
Abuja says.
Vaccination
is an effective way of preventing against meningitis.
However,
a new strain, which may have been imported from a neighbouring country is now
prevalent in Nigeria and requires a different type of vaccine, Nigerian
Minister of Health Isaac Adewole said.
The
seasonal outbreak has been attributed to cold nights, dusty winds and dry
weather, which were aggravated by traditional beliefs, poor hygiene, and overpopulation,
our reporter says.
Nigeria
lies on the meningitis belt, stretching from the Sahel region to the Horn of
Africa, where outbreaks occur regularly.
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