Outbreak investigation of Neisseria meningitides serogroup C Meningitis in Kano State, March - May 2017

Introduction : Nigeria experienced a multi-state outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) from Neisseria meningitides serogroup C (Nmc) in March 2017. Kano State, one of the affected 22 states reported its first two confirmed CSM cases on March 22nd 2017. NFELTP residents were deployed to the state to determine the magnitude of the outbreak and characterize it in time, place, and person, and to carry out response activities to control the outbreak