Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan
The Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Azeez Adeduntan, has cleared eight residents of Ibadan alleged to be suffering from meningitis.
Adeduntan confirmed that clinical diagnosis carried out on the residents showed that they were free from the virus.
Adeduntan who addressed journalists today said that as a result of this development, the state is free from meningitis. “There is no outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in the state,” he declared.
“As at 2:30p.m on Friday April 7, 2017, there is no confirmed case of meningitis in the state,” he added.
The health commissioner revealed that four of the suspected cases of meningitis were recorded at the General Hospital, Moniya in Akinyele Local Government and another four at Oni Memorial Hospital, near Mobil, Moshood Abiola Way, Ibadan.
He said that the outcome of…
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