No fewer than 200 children have been confirmed to have
tuberculosis disease in Sara town, Gwaram Local
Government Area of Jigawa.
The Head of Department of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
in the state, Alhaji Muhammad Maisamari, confirmed this
on Monday through Malam Nasiru Yusif, the Information
Officer of the affected local government council.
Maisamari said that the council had already quarantined
the affected children.
He also said that the council had provided drugs and
other logistics for the treatment of victims.
The HOD said that the department was able to bring the
situation under control and was taking necessary
measures to avoid spread of the disease to other
communities.
Maisamari also appealed to residents of the council to
report the outbreak of any disease to the appropriate
authorities for quick response.
