MUH’D ZANGINA KURA
Six children were confirmed dead while over 249 are infected following the outbreak of measles and whooping cough in Suletankarkar local government area of Jigawa state.
Reports from the area revealed that, virtually all the victims are children below five years old.
However six villages that were said to be worst hit by the outbreak are border towns between Nigeria and Niger Republic.
Confirming the development, the Suletankarkar LGA, head of department for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) department, Mohammed Maisamari said, the outbreak of the two diseases led to tragic death of children.
According to him, his local government council got the report of the outbreak of the diseases in March, 1, after the death of the children.
He added that the council promptly responded by sending team of health workers to the affected villages for treatment of all children diagnosed to have contracted either of the diseases.
“Maizare is the only village amongst the villages that recorded the death of six children.”
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