Another deadly meningitis outbreak reported in DRC since 2009

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A student in northern Kenya receives a vaccine against meningitis on June 25, 2019. An outbreak of meningitis has been reported in DR Congo. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

A lethal meningitis outbreak has been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday declared the public health situation that began in the north-eastern Tshopo Province an emergency.