Measures have been taken since January to fight the meningitis epidemic in Niger, at least 20 people have died of the disease in the capital city of Niamey.
Spinal Meningitis Threatens Lives of 450 Million Africans
Meningococcal meningitis is a global burden that affects 1.2 million people every year and causes the death of 135,000 of them.
Meningococcal meningitis is a global burden that affects 1.2 million people every year and causes the death of 135,000 of them.
‘Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges caused by viral or bacterial infection and marked by intense headache, fever, sensitivity to light, and muscular rigidity.’
Measures have been taken since January to fight the epidemic. The government has distributed drugs in hospitals across the country to treat suspected cases. Over 1,32,000 people have been vaccinated against the disease from February to March in an ongoing vaccination campaign. In 2015, meningitis killed over 573 people out of 8,500 cases detected in Niger.
Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges caused by viral or bacterial infection and marked by intense headache and fever, sensitivity to light, and muscular rigidity, leading (in severe cases) to convulsions, delirium, and death.
Seven-Month-Old Baby Misses Vaccine, Dies of Meningitis
Meningitis is a serious disease which inflames the delicate membrane of the brain, caused by viral or bacterial infection.
Meningitis is a serious disease which inflames the delicate membrane of the brain, caused by viral or bacterial infection.
World Health Organization Urges Routine Meningitis Vaccine To Avoid Resurgence
Mass vaccination campaigns of meningitis A vaccine have led to the control and near elimination of deadly meningitis A disease in Africa.
Mass vaccination campaigns of meningitis A vaccine have led to the control and near elimination of deadly meningitis A disease in Africa.
Indian Vaccine for Meningitis Hailed in Africa's meningitis Belt
Meningococcal A meningitis, affected 26 countries in Africa for over a century, killing and disabling young people every year, but the vaccine became a boon.
Meningococcal A meningitis, affected 26 countries in Africa for over a century, killing and disabling young people every year, but the vaccine became a boon.
