Half a Million Deaths from Cryptococcal Meningitis a Year in People with HIV (AIDS Briefs) (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) (Report‪)‬

Researchers have estimated that there were about 1 million infections and half a million deaths from HIV-related cryptococcal meningitis worldwide in 2006. The findings, published in the 20 February edition of the journal AIDS, also show that sub-Saharan Africa had the highest global burden of cryptococcal meningitis among people living with HIV (PLHIV). In regions with higher HIV burdens, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, cryptococcal meningitis has been reported to be on the increase (more than any other type of meningitis).