Meningitis epidemic kills 76 in Sudan: UN
A meningitis epidemic has killed 76 people in eight Sudanese states since the end of 2006, the United Nations has said. “An epidemic of meningitis has spread to eight states since the end of 2006 — Central, Western and Eastern Equatoria, Lakes, Western and Northern Bahr el-Ghazal, Jonglei and Warrap States,” a statement from the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) said Wednesday. Full Story