Guinea meningitis outbreak kills at least 40
CONAKRY: An outbreak of meningitis in Guinea has killed at least 40 people since the start of the year, the health ministry said Thursday.A total of 379 cases have been detected this year in 19 of...
April 26, 2013
A total of 379 cases have been detected this year in 19 of the West African nation's 33 regions, including the capital Conakry, said a report from the ministry.
Guinea lies in the so-called "meningitis belt" -- an area which covers 25 sub-Saharan African nations where the incidence of the potentially fatal inflammatory disease is particularly high.
