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Lancet Study Reveals Over 250,000 Annual Meningitis Deaths Globally

A comprehensive study published in The Lancet reports that over 250,000 people die from meningitis worldwide each year, with children, particularly in Africa, accounting for more than a third of the victims.

28 Mar, 04:50 — 28 Mar, 04:50
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rte-newsMostly Factual152d ago

Meningitis kills a quarter million people a year, study

More than a quarter of a million people worldwide die from meningitis a year, a large new study has estimated, following a recent outbreak of the disease in the UK.

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First report: newsbeast · 28 Mar, 03:58Full coverage: 5 · 13hWindow: 13h
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newsbeast28 Mar, 03:58First to report

Lancet: Πάνω από 250.000 θάνατοι κάθε χρόνο από μηνιγγίτιδα παγκοσμίως

rte-news28 Mar, 04:50

Meningitis kills a quarter million people a year, study

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balkan-web28 Mar, 07:50

Studimi: Meningjiti vret mbi 250,000 njerëz në të gjithë botën çdo vit

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n1-serbia28 Mar, 17:08

Rezultati studije: Od meningitisa godišnje umre više od 250.000 ljudi širom sveta

vijesti-me28 Mar, 17:13Latest update

Rezultati studije: Godišnje od meningitisa umre više od 250.000...

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