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Cerebrospinal Meningitis Outbreak in Ghana Leaves 5 Dead

August 4, 2011January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

An outbreak of CSM, commonly known as cerebrospinal meningitis, in the New Nsuta community of Obuasi Municipality in Ghana, has killed 5 and infected 17

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“Unusual Cluster” of Deadly Meningitis in New Zealand

August 4, 2011January 25, 2023 Amy L. Sonricker Hansen

Health care professionals on New Zealand’s South Island have been told to be extra vigilant after 4 cases of a rare and aggressive type of

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“Unusual Cluster” of Deadly Meningitis in New Zealand

August 4, 2011January 25, 2023 Amy L. Sonricker Hansen

Health care professionals on New Zealand’s South Island have been told to be extra vigilant after 4 cases of a rare and aggressive type of

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Meningitis Vaccine Project (MVP) Reduces Cases

June 10, 2011January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

World Health Organization (WHO) data on the MenAfriVac vaccine distributed in Meningitis Belt countries show a massive decrease in cases in Burkina Faso, Mali and

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Meningitis in Ghana and the United States

March 18, 2011January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Fifteen people have died from meningitis in Ghana’s Upper West Region with over 100 cases reported. Ghana is located in the Meningitis Belt of sub-Saharan

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Meningitis C in France

February 25, 2011January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

France is launching a vaccination campaign, aimed at students, due to the increase in Meningitis C cases in Lille.  Though the case count in the

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Meningitis in Ukraine

February 17, 2011January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

On February 11th, in Zakarpatie, about 60 people were hospitalized, suspected of having the deadly disease – meningitis. Most of the patients are associated with

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Meningitis on campus

February 17, 2011January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Two US universities have seen meningitis cases recently.  In New York, a St. Lawrence University junior has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis.  At St. Lawrence,

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Meningitis Confirmed in Florida Prison

February 3, 2011January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Last week, the Martin County Health Department released an official press release stating that a confirmed case of meningococcal meningitis had been identified in a

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