Professor Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has urged stakeholders in the Upper East ...

Meningitis often begins with symptoms easily mistaken for flu ... The inflammation of the meninges (the membranes around the brain and spinal cord) makes bending the neck forward particularly ...

Early symptoms of bacterial meningitis may resemble those of a cold and fever. As the meninges swell, rising pressure on the brain and spinal cord can lead to seizures and coma. Bacterial ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian health authorities are struggling to contain a rapidly spreading meningitis outbreak that has ...

Nigeria faces rising meningitis deaths. NCDC confirms 151 fatalities. Urgent health measures required to curb outbreak.

A meningitis outbreak is sweeping through Ghana’s Upper West region, exposing a struggling health care system. With ...

The country is witnessing a resurgence in the outbreak of infectious diseases, ranging from Diphtheria, Lassa Fever and more recently, cerebrospinal ...

Symptoms of aseptic meningitis can include a combination of ... A lumbar puncture involves removing fluid from a person’s spinal column and analyzing it to check for viral or bacterial infections.