Sporadic cases of meningitis. No outbreak reported from Sudan

ABSTRACT

The current high risk season for epidemic meningitis is phasing out in Sudan without any outbreak reported from the country. From 01 January to 22 May 2011, only 573 suspected cases of meningococcal disease including 18 deaths [CFR 3.1%] were reported from 12 of the 15 states in northern Sudan. Laboratory samples of cerebral spinal fluid analyzed at the National Public Health Laboratory were tested positive for both Neisseria meningitides serogroup A and serogroup W135