At least 19 children have succumbed to suspected measles complications in Mubi North Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
Commissioner for Health, Mr. Felix Tangwami, disclosed this to reporters in Mubi on Saturday, noting that over 200 children in the locality have already been infected.
The outbreak was reported in Yola on Saturday, prompting swift mobilization of medical personnel and supplies to impacted communities. Tangwami assured that children with severe infections would be promptly referred to hospitals for treatment.
According to the commissioner, the medical team would move from Mubi to Gombi Local Government Area, where another outbreak had been reported.
Tangwami blamed the refusal of parents to immunise their children for the outbreak.
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