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Kazakhstan: 2018 Meningitis: Outbreak in Almaty

Shiloh

Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: https://www.inform.kz/en/number-of-meningitis-cases-reaches-30-in-almaty_a3269071

Number of meningitis cases reaches 30 in Almaty
29 May 2018 13:49 214

ALMATY. KAZINFORM Almaty doctors urge to call the ambulance at the first signs of meningococcal disease and consult physicians. Related news Three sets of twins born in one district in S Kazakhstan E Kazakhstan to open two stroke centres 4,800 Kazakhstanis suffered tick bites so far The first signs of disease are tickling sensation in the throat, sore throat, headache, temperature rise, general uneasiness and breaking-out. 30 people have been diagnosed with meningococcal disease in Almaty so far...
 
Source: https://eurasianet.org/s/kazakhstan-tackles-panic-following-meningitis-cases

Kazakhstan tackles panic following meningitis cases
There have been 12 confirmed fatalities, including five children, since the start of the year.
Almaz Kumenov Jun 4, 2018

Authorities in Kazakhstan are scrambling to reassure the public that they have an outbreak of meningitis under control amid fresh reports of people succumbing to the disease.

Health Minister Yelzhan Birtanov said on June 4 at a press conference that that there was no grounds for panic. He also insisted that there was no need to introduce a quarantine regime or to implement an ?ineffective and costly? vaccination program...
 
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