Meningitis Outbreak in Ghana

An outbreak of meningitis in the Upper West Region has resulted in 17 suspected cases. Six people have died from their infections. While six districts have reported cases, the most affected district includes Nadowli/Kaleo.

Advice

The risk of exposure for the general traveller will vary from place to place, but it may be high in some localities.

Travellers to African countries in the sub-Saharan meningitis belt, e.g., Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, Sudan, Kenya, Togo and Uganda during the dry season (December to June) can reduce the risk of exposure to meningitis by obtaining a vaccination against meningitis prior to travelling in these countries.