The Adamawa state government has confirmed the death of about 19 children from measles complications in Mubi North Local Government Area of the state.
The state’s commissioner for health, Felix Tangwami who confirmed this also revealed that 200 children in the local government area are already infected.
Tangwami said the outbreak was reported in Yola on Saturday, April 27, leading to a quick mobilisation of medics and drugs to affected communities. Children with severe infections would be referred to hospitals.
The medical team would move from Mubi to Gombi Local Government Area where another outbreak had been reported.
The commissioner blamed the refusal of parents to immunize their children for the outbreak.
