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On the 10 May 2017 WHO reported it had been informed by Liberia’s MOH of 31 cases including 13 deaths of unknown aetiology in Sinoe County. Samples from four of the deceased patients had tested positive for meningitis C (Neisseria menigitidis).
An investigation is still ongoing to determine if this bacteria is responsible for other reported illnesses in this cluster.
Spread through airborne droplets and direct contact with nasal/pharyngeal secretions of infected individuals or carriers. Meningococcal disease is found worldwide but epidemics may occur in this country, which lies within the extended meningitis belt of Africa, particularly during the dry season. If vaccination is recommended, quadrivalent conjugate vaccine should be used.
Consider vaccinating: