Nigeria - High priority areas / hotspots

SUMMARY

Localization of at-risk populations:

• The central north: the states of Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi, Katsina, and Plateau
• The northeast Lake Chad region: local government areas in Borno State
• The northwest: local government areas in Kebbi and Zamfara States
• The Lagos area

High-risk populations and pratices

• Informal traders, fishermen and nomadic communities around Lake Chad and the borders of Niger, Chad and Cameroon
• Tradesmen and bus drivers on the coastal Accra–Lagos road
• Funeral rituals, patient care and home visits (northern states)
• Formal and informal trade between major cities: Niger (Maradi, Zinder), Nigeria (Katsina, Sokoto, Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi) and the Lake Chad shores (Nguigmi, Maidugiri, Baga)
• Visiting markets along the borders of Niger and Cameroon