Meningitis in West Africa: Could modelling be the key to predicting the risk of meningitis in a context of climate change?
Meningitis is a serious disease. It is an inflammation of the meninges (thin membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord). In 2021, according to the Meningitis Progress Tracker, meningitis caused about 214,000 deaths of all ages. Children under five accounted for 43 per cent of these deaths, making meningitis the fifth leading infectious cause of child mortality.
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