No Confirmed Case Of  Meningitis In Oyo State – Commissioner

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By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Azeez Adeduntan has declared that there was no confirmed case of cerebrospinal meningitis in and across the state.
Dr Adeduntan who said this in Ibadan while addressing newsmen said Oyo state “is free from meningitis” and that the clinical diagnosis carried out on the suspected residents showed that they were free from the virus.
“There is no outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in the state. As at 2:30p.m on Friday April 7, 2017, there is no confirmed case of meningitis in the state,” he said.
According to the Health Commissioner, 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.
Dr Adeduntan quickly added that the outcome of the medical examinations revealed no organisms in the cerebrospinal fluids of the patients and that there has not been any loss of life in all the cases.
Speaking further, he  stressed that the suspicion of meningitis in the state was strengthened by reports that the patients recently travelled to the northern part of the country where quite a number of cases were confirmed, saying, “as such, the initially suspected cases cannot be considered as meningitis”.
“We don’t confirm cases based on symptoms and signs; we confirm based on laboratory evidence because meningitis can be mimicked by a lot of other diseases. In Oyo state, there are no confirmed cases of cerebrospinal meningitis. So the people of the state should not panic”.
Dr Adeduntan emphasized that there will be no going back in the state government’s  commitment towards ensuring a disease free Oyo State by putting in place necessary facilities to prevent any unforeseen circumstances.

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