According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) has resulted in the death of 52 people in 21 states as of March 5, 2022. A total of 628 suspected cases were reported during the 2022/2023 CSM season, with a case fatality rate of 8.3%.
The 20 states that reported suspected CSM cases were Abia, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Ebonyi, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, and Zamfara.
The report highlighted that 91% of all cumulative cases were from four states, namely Jigawa, Bauchi, Zamfara, and Oyo. Among the reported cases, 62% were male patients, and 38% were female patients. Additionally, ten LGAs across five states reported more than five cases each during the 2022/2023 CSM season.
However, the number of new suspected cases in epidemiological week nine decreased by 84% compared to the previous week. The national multi-sectoral Cerebrospinal Meningitis Technical Working Group (TWG) is continuously monitoring the response across states.