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PRO/EDR> Meningitis, meningococcal – Niger: fatal
Meningitis - Neisseria -- NigerThe United Nations said [Tue 29 Mar 2016], 61 people have died of meningitis in Niger since January [2016], despite mass vaccinations to prevent a possible epidemic."From [4 Jan to 13 Mar 2016], 736 cases of meningitis have been recorded in Niger," OCHA [UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs] said. These cases included 61 deaths. 35 percent of the total cases involved children aged between 5 and 14, it said.The UN, along with medical charity Doctors Read more [...]
