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You are watching Meningitis Season 5 Episode 12

In the latest outbreak of meningitis in Burkina Faso 19,000 people were infected in just three months. Vaccination programmes provide some respite but a lack of resources and doubts about the current vaccine's efficacy mean the situation is far from under control. Scientists are working hard to develop a new vaccine that could be the answer to future outbreaks.

• On site 09 September 2008
• Air date 01 July 2007
• Produced for BBC World

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Keywords

• Meningitis,
• Burkina Faso,
• Vaccine,
• Vaccination,
• outbreak,
• infection