Various pathogens can lead to meningitis, and in 2019 alone, there were an estimated 2.5 million cases worldwide. Of these, about 1.6 million were due to bacterial meningitis, resulting in roughly ...

Meningitis can occur due to a viral, bacterial, or fungal infection and requires emergency medical treatment. Symptoms may include stiff neck, sleepiness, and headache, among others. Meningitis is ...

Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, has raised concerns over the recent outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM) in Kebbi State, warning Kano residents to take ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has today published its first-ever global guidelines for meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care, aiming to speed up detection, ensure timely treatment, and ...

Sokoto State government has confirmed 300 cases of meningitis in local government areas of the state. The commissioner for health, Dr Farouk Abubakar, said yesterday at a sensitisation campaign ...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has alerted Nigerians to the outbreak of meningitis in 13 states of the country. The 13 states prone to meningitis according to the agency are ...

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal panel of experts on Wednesday recommended an expansion of RSV vaccinations for adults and a new combination shot as another option to protect teens against meningitis.

The Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Gusau, has hosted a presentation on meningitis and its preventive measures at the newly named Dr Anka Mohammed Kabir Auditorium within the centre. Dr Kabiru ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — 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 ...

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal panel of experts on Wednesday recommended an expansion of RSV vaccinations for adults and a new combination shot as another option to protect teens against meningitis. The ...

A federal panel of medical experts on Wednesday recommended an expansion of RSV vaccinations for adults and a new combination shot as another option to protect teens against meningitis.