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10 things you should know about disease outbreak in Nigeria

05 April 2017 at 10:33
The disease has spread to 16 states in the country with many deaths being recorded in the five most affected states.
Nigeria lies in the so-called "meningitis belt" of sub-Saharan Africa, stretching from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east, where outbreaks of the disease are a regular occurence
Nigeria lies in the so-called "meningitis belt" of sub-Saharan Africa, stretching from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east, where outbreaks of the disease are a regular occurence

Nigeria is currently battling an outbreak of

Below are 10 things you should know about the outbreak:

Meanwhile, Zamfara state governor, Abdulaziz Yari has said that God sent the outbreak on Nigerians to punish them for the sin of fornication.

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