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Meningitis can affect anyone in any age group, from the newborn to the elderly.
Age group Causes
Neonates Streptococci Group B, E. Coli, Listeria
Infants Neisseria meningococci, Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococci pneumonia
Children Neisseria meningococci, Streptococci pneumonia
Adults Streptococci pneumonia, Neisseria meningococci, Mycobacteria, Cryptococci
The African Meningitis Belt
The "Meningitis Belt" is an area in sub-Saharan Africa which stretches from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east in which large epidemics of meningococcal meningitis occur (this largely coincides with the Sahel region). It contains an estimated total population of 300 million people. The largest epidemic outbreak was in 1996, when over 250,000 cases occurred and 25,000 people died as a consequence of the disease.
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