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January 03, 2003
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION NEWS
"Burkina Faso: Help Request Against Meningitis"
Africa News Service (www.allafrica.com) (12/30/02)
Burkina Faso's Ministry of Health reported 123 confirmed meningitis cases, 16 of which resulted in death, between Dec. 9 and Dec. 15 and has asked the World Health Organization (WHO) for help dealing with the 2002-2003 meningitis season. "There is a risk of a W135 meningitis epidemic in the year 2003, since populations have not been immunized," said Health Minister Alain Yoda. Yoda has requested 1 million doses of the W135 meningitis vaccine from the World Health Organization (WHO) and 500,000 doses of the vaccine have been ordered by the government but have not yet arrived.
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