Neurological disorders are the leading cause of disability and the second leading cause of
death worldwide. In the past 30 years, the absolute numbers of deaths and people with …

Background Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by the environmental bacterium
Burkholderia pseudomallei. It is often fatal, with a high prevalence in tropical areas. Clinical …

Summary Background Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria
meningitidis, which are typically transmitted via respiratory droplets, are leading causes of …

Importance Accurate and up-to-date estimates on incidence, prevalence, mortality, and
disability-adjusted life-years (burden) of neurological disorders are the backbone of …

Background Neurological disorders are increasingly recognised as major causes of death
and disability worldwide. The aim of this analysis from the Global Burden of Diseases …

Background Neurological disorders are increasingly recognised as major causes of death
and disability worldwide. The aim of this analysis from the Global Burden of Diseases …

Background An effective, affordable, multivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine is
needed to prevent epidemic meningitis in the African meningitis belt. Data on the safety and …

Background. Type 2 diabetes is a worldwide disaster including in Uganda, specifically in
Kanungu District which had a rise in diabetic patients in 2018/2019 as compared to the …

Bacterial meningitis is a devastating infection, with a case fatality rate of up to 30% and 50%
of survivors developing neurological complications. These include short-term complications …

Background Although meningitis is largely preventable, it still causes hundreds of thousands
of deaths globally each year. WHO set ambitious goals to reduce meningitis cases by 2030 …