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.