As
at 31st March the outbreak was recorded in 15 states and the FCT; 2,524
cases with 328 deaths. The States are Zamfara, Sokoto, Katsina, Kano,
Jigawa, Nassarawa, Taraba, Plateau, Yobe, Lagos, Cross River, Niger,
Osun, Rivers, Gombe.
The causative bacteria is Neisseria meningitis, serotype C in the affected states.
*Our Preparedness*
Disease Surveillance and Notification Offficers (DSNOs) have been put on alert to increase CSM surveillance.
Medical Directors of General Hospitals have also been put on alert to treat and report any case’
The Drugs Management Agency has been directed to procure ceftriaxone,
the parenteral antibiotic of choice, and intravenous fluids to be
pre-positioned in all public General hospitals
Airing of Radio Jingles for public awareness was started last Saturday (01/04/17)
WHO has agreed to provide specimen containers, lumbar puncture sets,
Rapid diagnostic test kits and to transport positive samples to the
reference laboratory in Lagos.
*VACCINATION*
What is done
is reactive vaccination; it is carried out when the epidemic threshold
is passed, that is 3 cases per 100,000 population per week.
*SYMPTOMS*
Depends on the age of the patient but generally, children above 1 year
and adults will have severe headache, stiff neck, fever >380c ,
nausea and vomiting;
In severe form there may be altered sensorium, seizures and coma
Children less than 1 year; will appear sick, irritable with fever or
low temperature, poor feeding, bulging frontanelle when crying etc
*WHAT TO DO*
Go to the nearest hospital without delay, avoid self medication
*PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES*
Proper ventilation, avoidance of overcrowding, proper respiratory
sanitation i.e proper disposal of respiratory secretions (cover mouth,
nose when coughing and sneezing respectively), Regular hand washing. etc
...Medical Info Unit, Primecare Hospitals Gwarimpa and Kurudu
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