Meningitis remains a serious condition, especially for young children, with high death rates and lasting neurological effects ...

NIGERIA is witnessing a surge in the number of Lassa fever and meningitis cases across certain states. According to the ...

Meningitis contributes to higher child mortality rates than estimated by the WHO, according to a new study by the CHAMPS network and led by ISGlobal ...

Conclusions In infants younger than 90 days with FWS, performing CSF analysis for ruling out bacterial meningitis must be strongly considered in not well-appearing infants and in those ≤21 days old.

An Emporia nonprofit health center said it is experiencing a shortage of vaccine necessary for children to attend school.

Recently, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reported that 361 deaths from cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM) were recorded between 2023 ...

A retrospective study finds no effect of corticosteroids on overall mortality in children with bacterial meningitis — morbidity was not evaluated. Use of adjuvant corticosteroids for treatment ...

A two-and-a-half-year-old NSW girl was given a 50 per cent chance of survival after contracting a bacterial infection that is ...

Regarding precautionary measures against CSM, Mr Idris said people should receive the necessary meningitis vaccination, ...

Officers said they spoke with the infant’s forensic doctor, who reported that she found “bleeding on the brain, brain ...