warning 2 events A30-A49 • AFR

Meningococcal meningitis in Gambia

Meningococcal meningitis has 2 WHO-tracked outbreak events in Gambia between 2001 and 2012.

Meningococcal meningitis · Gambia · 2 WHO events across 2 calendar years (2001–2012).

Event log

Year DON ID ICD-10 ICD-11
2012 DON1644 A390 1C1C
2001 DON0490 A390 1C1C

Position within the disease

  • Gambia is rank #21 of 36 for this disease.
  • The country sits in the WHO AFR region.
  • Last reported event: 2012 (14 years ago).

Regional peers (AFR)

24 countries in this region report this disease. Median event count: 2.

Country Events
Burkina Faso 7
Niger 7
Nigeria 7
Chad 6
Congo Democratic Republic of the 4
Ethiopia 4
Benin 4
Mali 3

How this disease ranks among Gambia’s threats

Meningococcal meningitis is rank #2 of 4 diseases reported by Gambia to the WHO. The full country profile is at the Gambia Hub.

Outbreak Events

2

First Reported

2001

Latest Reported

2012

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Country

Gambia • AFR