%0 Journal Article
%T Outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in Kebbi State, Nigeria
%A A.U. Bunza
%A G.J. Gana
%A P Nguku
%A S Badung
%A S Gidado
%J -
%D 2017
%X Background: Cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM), is a major public health problem still affecting tropical countries particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Group A and occasionally group C account for large scale epidemics in many countries in the African meningitis belt. The study aimed to describe the pattern of cerebrospinal meningitis outbreak in Kebbi state in 2015.
%K Information on cases and deaths was collected throughout the duration of the meningitis outbreak in all affected local government areas of Kebbi state. During this outbreak
%K we defined a suspected case as any person with sudden onset of fever (>38.5 C rectal or 38.0 C axillary) and one of the following signs: neck stiffness
%K altered consciousness or other meningeal signs and any toddler with sudden onset of fever (>38.5 C rectal or 38.0 C axillary) and one of the following signs: neck stiffness
%K or flaccid neck
%K bulging fontanel
%K convulsion or other meningeal signs. All the data was entered into SPSS statistical software and analyzed.
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