Background Bacterial meningitis occurs worldwide but Africa remains the most affected
continent, especially in the" Meningitis belt" that extends from Senegal to Ethiopia. Three …

Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) outbreaks associated with Hajj and Umrah
pilgrimage events in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are well recognized. Past …

Background An effective, affordable, multivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine is
needed to prevent epidemic meningitis in the African meningitis belt. Data on the safety and …

Outbreaks of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) are unpredictable, can be sudden and
have devastating consequences. We conducted a non-systematic review of the literature in …

Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, bacterial meningitis remains a significant public health
problem, especially in the countries of the meningitis belt, where Neisseria meningitidis …

Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is finding important applications in the surveillance of
antimicrobial resistance (AMR), providing the most granular data and broadening the scope …

Genomic surveillance of bacterial meningitis pathogens is essential for effective disease
control globally, enabling identification of emerging and expanding strains and consequent …

Despite the implementation of effective conjugate vaccines against the three main bacterial
pathogens that cause meningitis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae type …

A new strain of meningitis emerges in northern Nigeria, which brought a lot of confusion.
This is because vaccine and treatment for the old strain was adopted but to no avail. It was …

Background Bacterial meningitis is a major cause of mortality among children under 5 years
of age. Senegal is part of World Health Organization–coordinated sentinel site surveillance …