Abstract:Background: Uganda is one of the countries with the highest risk of meningitis because it lies within the extended meningitis belt of Sub-Saharan Africa. The most susceptible regions include West Nile, Bunyoro, Acholi, Lango, Teso, and Karamoja regions. Although there have been efforts to vaccinate against meningitis, sporadic cases still occur. Weestimated the incidence and described the spatial distribution of bacterial meningitis in Uganda using surveillance data, 2015-2018, to inform targeted interventions… Show more
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