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March 22, 2002

INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION NEWS

"35 Die of Meningitis in Nigeria"

Xinhua News Agency (202.84.17.11/en/main.htm) (03/21/02)

The News Agency of Nigeria reported this week that meningitis has killed 35 people in northeastern Nigeria, hitting Ganye, Yola-North, Yola-South and Gombi particularly hard.  Ahmadu Sameni, the Adamawa State commissioner for health, said the Nigerian government, in an effort to control the disease, has supplied about $45,000 dollars and 245,000 doses of vaccine to the infected regions.

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