MSF warned of a worsening meningitis outbreak in Kebbi and Sokoto, with over 500 cases and 60 deaths reported.

Doctors Without Borders has estimated that up to 80 percent of meningitis patients may die without early access to treatment.

An international non-governmental organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders, said that since early March, meningitis has been spreading rapidly throughout ...

Analysis - Every year, from December to April, the Harmattan sweeps across Africa. This cool, dry and dust-laden wind gets ...

Every year, from December to April, the Harmattan sweeps across Africa. This cool ... To the north (around 30°N), a high-pressure belt—such as the Azores High—pushes down dry air from ...

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The triple jab was banned in Japan in 1993 after 1.8 million children had been given two types of MMR and a record number developed non-viral meningitis and other adverse reactions. Official ...

The new vaccine is a combination of GSK’s already-approved vaccines Bexsero and Menveo and is designed to protect against meningitis and blood poisoning caused by the A, B, C, W, and Y ...

Bacterial meningitis, also known as pyogenic meningitis, is a type of meningitis caused by a bacterial infection. Meningitis means an inflammation of the meninges, the thin membranes that surround the ...