warning 7 events A30-A49 • AFR

Meningococcal meningitis in Niger

Meningococcal meningitis has 7 WHO-tracked outbreak events in Niger between 2001 and 2015.

Meningococcal meningitis · Niger · 7 WHO events across 7 calendar years (2001–2015).

Event log

Year DON ID ICD-10 ICD-11
2015 DON2042, DON2092, DON2037 A390 1C1C
2009 DON1368 A390 1C1C
2008 DON1294 A390 1C1C
2006 DON1096 A390 1C1C
2003 DON0674 A390 1C1C
2002 DON0593 A390 1C1C
2001 DON0490, DON0508, DON0488 A390 1C1C

Annual cadence

Year Events
2015 1
2009 1
2008 1
2006 1
2003 1
2002 1
2001 1

Most active year: 2015 with 1 event.
Quiet years with no events: 8.

Position within the disease

  • Niger is rank #1 of 36 for this disease.
  • The country sits in the WHO AFR region.
  • Last reported event: 2015 (11 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 Niger’s threats

Meningococcal meningitis is rank #1 of 12 diseases reported by Niger to the WHO. The full country profile is at the Niger Hub.

Outbreak Events

7

First Reported

2001

Latest Reported

2015

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Country

Niger • AFR