Between 1 October 2022 and 16 April 2023, Nigeria reported 1,686 suspected cases of meningitis, including 124 deaths, for a case fatality ratio of 7%. The highest proportion of reported cases is ...

In Nigeria, an outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) serogroup C outbreak led to 1742 suspected meningitis cases, including 101 confirmed cases and 153 deaths in seven of 36 Nigerian ...

Por DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN. ABUYA, Nigeria (AP) — Las autoridades sanitarias de Nigeria están luchando por contener un brote de meningitis que se está propagando rápidamente y que hasta ahora ha ...

Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine – Men5CV – recommended by the World Health Organisation(WHO), to protect people against meningitis.

Nigeria has received more than 1 million vaccines from the Gavi-funded global stockpile to combat a meningitis outbreak in the northern part of the country, the government said on Friday. At least ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian health authorities are struggling to contain a rapidly spreading meningitis outbreak that has so far killed 151 people across the west African nation, mostly in remote ...

Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out the "revolutionary" new Men5CV vaccine against meningitis, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Nigeria is one of the hotspots of ...

Nigeria is located in an area known as the African Meningitis Belt. Between 2022 and 2023, the country recorded 2,765 suspected cases and 190 deaths, according to NCDC.