Focus on the epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis outbreaks and the global road map of defeating meningitis by 2030 / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

World Health Organization (WHO) reported that a total of 559 meningitis cases and 18 deaths were reported in the southeast of Niger from November 1, 2022 to January 27, 2023.Children were the major of patients.Among the laboratory confirmed cases, 93.7%(104/111) were epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis.Since 2021, the epidemic of meningococcal disease has attacked the gay and bisexual men in Florida, USA.This paper briefly reviews the occurrence and development of the two outbreaks of epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, as well as the causes and countermeasures.The current prevention and control measures of meningitis is discussed based on the " Defeating meningitis by 2030 Global Road Map" issued by WHO in 2021.This paper is expected to attract the attention and to improve awareness and vigilance of domestic clinical and public health workers, which would lead to strengthen the surveillance, prevention and control of meningitis.