Voice of America: New Vaccine Drives Africa Meningitis Cases to Lowest in Decade

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

New Vaccine Drives Africa Meningitis Cases to Lowest in Decade Jun 6th 2013, 21:38 Case numbers in Africa's meningitis season this year were the lowest in 10 years thanks to a cheap new vaccine designed to treat a type of the disease common in the so-called meningitis belt, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.   The vaccine, called MenAfriVac, was developed with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation specifically for use against meningitis A, a type which causes regular epidemics in Africa.   Detailing data for Jan. 1 to May 12, the ... Media files: FBB4E7FE-F2C0-42C0-9CF8-E5EF9301F3F2_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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