2009–2010 West African meningitis outbreak

2009 meningitis epidemic in Africa October 2016 File:2009 Africa epidemic.png Countries affected by the epidemic January 2009–2010 Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria 1,100 25,000 suspected cases The 2009–2010 West African meningitis outbreak was an epidemic of bacterial meningitis which occurred in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria since January 2009,https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jnqZygqNJdnANb_ojvfZI38jb5vg https://web.archive.org/web/20110209160835/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jnqZygqNJdnANb_ojvfZI38jb5vg dead 9 February 2011 West African meningitis outbreak kills 931 2009-03-12 Agence France-Presse 2009-03-15Wakabi Wairagala 2009-05-30 West African meningitis outbreak strains vaccine supplies https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61008-4/abstract The Lancet English 373 9678 1836 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61008-4 0140-6736 19504666 40532450 free 27 April 2022 27 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220427082452/https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61008-4/abstract live an annual risk in the African meningitis belt. A total of 13,516 people have been infected with meningitis, and 931 have died. Nigeria has been the most adversely affected, with over half of the total cases and deaths occurring in the nation. The WHO reported on 27 March 2009 that 1,100 had died and there were 25,000 suspected cases.https://www.reuters.com/article/rbssHealthcareNews/idUSLR95915420090327 Reuters:UPDATE 1-Meningitis kills over 1,100 West Africans - WHO 2 December 2019 8 December 2012 https://archive.today/20121208142754/http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssHealthcareNews/idUSLR95915420090327 live It is the worst outbreak in the region since 1996, and a third of the world's emergency vaccine stockpile for the bacterial form has been consumedOctober 2016. The GAVI Alliance has been trying to secure more vaccines. Background right|thumb|Demography of meningococcal meningitis.#FF0000 meningitis belt#E08040 epidemic zones#C0C0C0 sporadic cases only West Africa is regularly struck by an annual meningitis epidemic, usually affecting between 25,000 and 200,000 inhabitants.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/22350.php West African meningitis epidemics driven by the wind 2009-03-12 2009-03-15 Medical News Today 4 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090104200457/http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/22350.php dead However, this epidemic has been the deadliest outbreak since 1996.http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-04-voa28.cfm Health Officials Say Meningitis Ravaging Northern Nigeria de Costa Gilbert 2009-03-04 VOA 2009-03-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090312054019/http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-04-voa28.cfm 12 March 2009 That year's meningitis infected over 100,000 people and killed 10,000 during a three-month period.https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/08/world/wide-epidemic-of-meningitis-fatal-to-10000-in-west-africa.html?fta=y Wide Epidemic of Men Fatal to 10,000 in West Africa 1996-05-08 2009-03-15 The New York Times Howard W. French 31 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210831231918/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/08/world/wide-epidemic-of-meningitis-fatal-to-10000-in-west-africa.html?fta=y live According to Doctors Without Borders, up to 400 vaccination teams of five people each immunized thousands of people every day in the region for a few weeks. In total, 2.8 million people were vaccinated in Zinder, Maradi, Dosso regions in Niger, and 4.5 million people in Katsina, Jigawa, Bauchi, Kebbi, Sokoto, Niger, Zamfara, Kaduna, and Gombe States in Nigeria. Vaccination campaigns continued at some sites in Nigeria for a total of 255,000 people.https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/news-stories/news/west-africa-major-meningitis-epidemic-nears-end West Africa: Major Meningitis Epidemic Nears End 2009-05-14 1 September 2021 1 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220501220203/https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/news-stories/news/west-africa-major-meningitis-epidemic-nears-end live Countries affected Burkina Faso The outbreak has affected four departments in Burkina Faso: Batié Department, Manni Department, Solenzo Department, and Toma Department.http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/LSGZ-7PLJ9P?OpenDocument Burkina Faso: Meningitis and measles DREF operation n° MDRBF007 2009-02-25 IFRC 2009-03-15 9 January 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240109022053/https://reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/LSGZ-7PLJ9P?OpenDocument live About 15% of those infected have died from meningitis. In addition, a small measles outbreak occurred at the same time as the meningitis epidemic. Mali In Mali, 54 people were infected with meningitis, six of whom died. At the time of the outbreak, several organizations were conducting clinical meningitis vaccine trials.https://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2008/pr31/en/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080905165154/http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2008/pr31/en/index.html dead 5 September 2008 African countries to introduce new meningitis vaccine 2008-09-04 World Health Organization 2009-03-16 + Infections and deaths by country Country Infections Deaths Nigeria 9,086 562 Niger 2,620 113 Burkina Faso 1,756 250 Mali 54 6 Total 13,516 931 Niger The outbreak first began in late January with several cases reported in Zinder Region, in southern Niger.http://allafrica.com/stories/200903120120.html Nigeria: Battling the Lassa, CSM Outbreaks 2009-03-11 All Africa 2009-03-15 1 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220501220218/https://allafrica.com/stories/200903120120.html live Compared to the meningitis epidemic in 2008, more cases have been reported, but with a lower fatality rate.http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=83384 In Brief: Meningitis infections climb in Niger 2009-03-09 IRIN News 2009-03-15 1 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220501220203/http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=83384 live Five districts in Niger have been seriously affected by the outbreak, and eight others are "on alert," according to the World Health Organization.http://allafrica.com/stories/200903050913.html West Africa: Meningitis Emergency Vaccine Stock Tapped Early 2009-03-05 All Africa 2009-03-16 7 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121007161306/http://allafrica.com/stories/200903050913.html live A 1 May report from the remote towns of northern Niger described an increasing number of cases blamed on migrant workers from Nigeria and Ghana who travel through the region hoping to gain access to Algeria and Libya, and from there Europe. The Agadez Region directorate of public health report reported 189 cases with 16 death is the Region, 99 cases with 4 deaths in Agadez alone. In the even more remote areas further east, officials in Bilma and Dirkou reported 36 cases but with 10 of them resulting in death.Agadez : des migrants vecteurs de la méningiteJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes . Ibrahim Manzo DIALLO, Aïr Info. 1 May 2009. Accessed 2009-06-04. Nigeria Nigeria was struck especially hard, with 562 deaths in 9,086 cases.http://www.rttnews.com/Content/GeneralNews.aspx?Node=B1&Id=881558 931 Killed In West African Meningitis Outbreak: UNICEF 2009-03-12 RTT News 2009-03-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090322130653/http://www.rttnews.com/Content/GeneralNews.aspx?Node=B1&Id=881558 22 March 2009 333 deaths occurred in the country over a three-month period in twenty-two out of thirty-six states.https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/05/world/africa/05briefs-MENINGITISKI_BRF.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Nigeria: Meningitis Kills 333 2009-03-05 2009-03-15 The New York Times 31 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210831175135/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/05/world/africa/05briefs-MENINGITISKI_BRF.html?partner=rss&emc=rss live 217 Local Government Areas also reported cases. Nigeria was the most adversely affected, Several states mounted large meningitis vaccination and information campaigns after the outbreak.http://allafrica.com/stories/200903091133.html Nigeria: Jigawa Begins Meningitis Vaccination a Ibrahim Yusha'u 2009-03-09 All Africa 2009-03-15 7 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121007161241/http://allafrica.com/stories/200903091133.html live Babatunde Osotimehin, the Nigerian Minister of Health said that his nation was prepared for the expected epidemic: "On 3rd September 2008, we alerted all the States in the meningitis belt to intensify surveillance, preposition drugs and laboratory materials and sensitise the public on preventive measures. Indeed, right from August 2008, the Ministry had prepositioned all the states in the meningitis belt with oily chloramphenicol as well as laboratory reagents and materials for confirmation of cases."http://allafrica.com/stories/200903100451.html Nigeria: We Anticipated CSM Epidemic And Prepared for It - Osotimehin Ogundipe Sola 2009-03-10 All Africa 2009-03-15 1 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220501220221/https://allafrica.com/stories/200903100451.html live See also 2009 Bolivian dengue fever epidemic 2009 Gujarat hepatitis outbreak 2010 Zamfara State lead poisoning epidemic Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa Ebola virus epidemic in Guinea Ebola virus epidemic in Sierra Leone Ebola virus epidemic in Liberia Ebola virus disease in Mali References Category:2009 disease outbreaks Category:2010 disease outbreaks Category:2009 in Africa Category:2009 in Burkina Faso Category:2009 in Mali Category:2009 in Niger Category:2009 in Nigeria Category:2010 in Africa Category:2010 in Burkina Faso Category:2010 in Mali Category:2010 in Niger Category:2010 in Nigeria Category:Meningitis outbreaks Category:Disease outbreaks in Burkina Faso Category:Disease outbreaks in Mali Category:Disease outbreaks in Niger Category:Disease outbreaks in Nigeria Category:2009 disasters in Africa Category:2010 disasters in Africa