Pneumococcal meningitis outbreak and associated factors in six districts of Brong Ahafo region, Ghana, 2016

• Main Authors: Timothy Letsa (Author), Charles Lwanga Noora (Author), George Khumalo Kuma (Author), Ernest Asiedu (Author), Gideon Kye-Duodu (Author), Edwin Afari (Author), Osei Afreh Kuffour (Author), Joseph Opare (Author), Kofi Mensah Nyarko (Author), Donne Kofi Ameme (Author), Emmanuel G. Bachan (Author), Kofi Issah (Author), Franklin Aseidu-Bekoe (Author), Moses Aikins (Author), Ernest Kenu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Meningitis, a disease of the Central Nervous System is described as inflammation of the covering of the brain and spinal cord (meninges). It is characterised by fever, severe headache, nausea, vomiting, stiff neck, photophobia, altered consciousness, convulsion/seizures and coma....