ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian health authorities are struggling to contain a rapidly spreading meningitis outbreak that has ...

Nigerian health authorities are struggling to contain a rapidly spreading meningitis outbreak that has so far killed 151 people across the west African nation, mostly in remote parts of the northern ...

Nigeria has received more than 1 million vaccines from the Gavi-funded global stockpile to combat a meningitis outbreak in the northern part of the country.

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian health authorities are struggling to contain a rapidly spreading meningitis outbreak that has so far killed 151 people across the west African nation, mostly in remote ...

The statement noted that the vaccine doses are part of an emergency response campaign targeting individuals aged one to 29 years, the most affected group. Nigeria has received over one million ...

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has received over 1,000,000 pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Men5CV) doses from the Gavi-funded global stockpile to combat the ...

Nigeria relied heavily on such aid over the years to help fight similar outbreaks and support its underfunded healthcare systems. Seasonal meningitis outbreaks are common during the dry season ...

The outbreak, caused by the meningococcus C and W strains, coincides with Nigeria’s dry season, which typically sees a surge in meningitis cases between December and June, peaking in March and ...