The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported that the death toll from the ongoing meningitis outbreak has ...

Nigeria has taken delivery of over 1.2 million vaccine doses to contain an outbreak of meningitis that has killed dozens and sickened hundreds of others, Unicef and the jabs supplier said Friday. The ...

In recent years, numerous warnings have been issued regarding ticks, which not only cause discomfort with their bites but ...

China staged military drills off Taiwan’s north, south and east coasts on Tuesday as a “stern warning" against separatism and called Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te a “parasite," as Taiwan sent ...

A doctor examines patients infected with parasites after consuming rabbit meat. Photo: Dak Lak CDC All four individuals developed symptoms of meningitis caused by parasitic infection after consuming ...

including travellers to the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa and pilgrims for the purposes of Hajj or Umrah in Mecca, Saudi Arabia research, industrial and clinical laboratory personnel who may ...

This inflammation can result from bacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic infections, as well as non-infectious causes like certain medications or autoimmune disorders. The severity of meningitis ...

Lou Hynes lost Pete, aged 40, in December 2022, after he contracted meningitis, and the family's world was torn apart in a day. The couple met in 2012 while working at consumer goods giant Unilever.

The NCDC called on affected states to strengthen their health systems and collaborate with federal authorities to curb the spread of the disease. The death toll from the meningitis outbreak in ...

Viral meningitis, while more common, is usually less severe, whereas fungal and parasitic meningitis are rare and typically affect individuals with weakened immune systems. The symptoms of ...

Researchers named the parasitic creature Sirenobethylus charybdis—both after the sirens of Greek mythology that lured in sailors to their doom and after Charybdis, a mythical sea monster that ...

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