Sudan intensifies meningitis surveillance:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
A Sudanese outbreak of meningococcal disease has been laboratory-confirmed as Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A, the health ministry reports. Surveillance is being intensified, the World Health Organization said yesterday, despite an apparent wane in the outbreak. At February 7, it totalled 250 cases and 19 deaths across three states.