South Sudan: Meningitis Outbreak - May 2013
Disaster description
On 30 Apr 2013, South Sudan's Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of meningitis in Malakal County, Upper Nile State. As of 27 May, 141 cases and five deaths were reported from Malakal county, two cases from Jonglei state and eight cases from Aweil West county. (WHO, 26 May 2013)
An estimated 123,520 people, covering 80 per cent of the target population of people between two and 30 years of age, were vaccinated by 24 May as part of a mass-immunization campaign in Upper Nile State. (OCHA, 26 May 2013)
Affected Countries
Latest Updates
Amid protracted and widespread violence, WHO partners with National NGOs to improve immunization coverage and save the lives of women and children in South Sudan
DR Congo + 16 more
Meningitis Weekly Bulletin, Weeks 45-48 2014 [EN/FR]
Benin + 18 more
Cartographie récapitulative des taux d’attaque cumulés de la Méningite / Recapitulative map of cumulative Meningitis attack rates Semaine / Week 01 - 35 (31 août 2014 / 31 Aug 2014) [EN/FR]
Maps and Infographics
Benin + 18 more
Cartographie récapitulative des taux d’attaque cumulés de la Méningite / Recapitulative map of cumulative Meningitis attack rates Semaine / Week 01 - 35 (31 août 2014 / 31 Aug 2014) [EN/FR]
Ghana + 17 more
Cartographie des principaux germes de la Méningite / Map of Meningitis main pathogens (au 03 août 2014 / as of 03 Aug 2014) [EN/FR]
Benin + 17 more
Cartographie récapitulative des taux d’attaque cumulés de la Méningite / Recapitulative map of cumulative Meningitis attack rates Semaine / Week 01 - 31 (03 août 2014 / 03 Aug 2014) [EN/FR]
