Epidemic

2009–2010 West African meningitis outbreak

Jan 2009 – 2010 · 12.00° N, 3.00° E

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When
Jan 2009 – 2010
Kind
Epidemic
Coordinates
12.00° N, 3.00° E
Description
2009 meningitis epidemic in Africa

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2009–2010 West African meningitis outbreak

2009 meningitis epidemic in Africa

The 2009–2010 West African meningitis outbreak was an epidemic of bacterial meningitis which occurred in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria since January 2009, an annual risk in the African meningitis belt. A total of 13,516 people have been infected with meningitis, and 931 have died. Nigeria has been the most adversely affected, with over half of the total cases and deaths occurring in the nation.

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