ABUJA, March 4 (Reuters) - An outbreak of meningitis in Nigeria has killed 333 people in the last three months, the health minister said on Wednesday. "As of today, we have recorded 5,323 cases with 333 deaths in 22 states," minister Babatunde Osotimehin said in a statement. The first case of meningitis was reported to the health ministry in December 2008, he said. The oil-producing nation has a population of about 146 million people in 36 states.(For full Reuters Africa coverage and to have your say on the top issues, visit: http://africa.reuters.com/ )(Reporting by Camillus Eboh; Writing by Randy Fabi; Editing by Angus MacSwan)
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures during a ceremony to deliver a report on vaccination campaign against Rubella to the World Health Organization (WHO) at the Planalto Palace in ...
