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Meningitis Kills 9 People in Northern Uganda, New Vision Says

Bloomberg.com: Africa: "- Meningitis killed nine people in Uganda’s northwestern Arua district, New Vision reported, citing Kenya Mugisha, clinical director at the Ministry of Health.

The outbreak, which has infected 42 people, follows a similar one in the western district of Hoima last week, which killed nine people and hospitalized 27 others, the Kampala-based newspaper said."

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