More Than 100 Children Dead In Niger’s Growing Meningitis Epidemic

Agence France-Presse: Niger battles deadly meningitis epidemic
“Parents cradling sick children in their arms streamed into a treatment center in Niger’s capital Niamey, the victims of a meningitis epidemic that has claimed over 100 lives and appears to be accelerating…” (Hama, 4/24).

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