Nigeria, April 7 -- Nigeria has recorded 1,858 suspected cases of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM), with 156 deaths across 23 states since the outset of the 2023/2024 epidemic season.

This was revealed in the latest situation report released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC).

The report covers epidemiological week 40 of 2024 to week 12 of 2025 (ending 23 March 2025) and shows Kebbi State as the outbreak's epicentre, with 881 suspected cases and 67 deaths.

NCDC noted that it recorded 38 confirmed cases and 14 deaths during the reporting week, while the national case fatality rate (CFR) currently stands at 4.4 per cent.

The cases were recorded in Kebbi, Sokoto and Yobe states.

The centre noted that 44 per ce...