The Nigerian Government says 745 persons have died and there have been 8,000 suspected cases in the outbreak of cerebro-spinal meningitis.
Lawal Bakare of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, said about 95 percent of the cases have reached outbreak levels for meningitis serotype C.
The worst-hit states are Zamfara, Sokoto, Katsina, Kebbi and Niger.
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