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epidemiology of infectious meningitis in the state of amazonas, brazil.

in the state of amazonas, particularly in the capital manaus, meningitis has affected populations of different cultures and social strata over the years. bacterial meningitis is caused by several different species and represents a major issue of public health importance. the present study reports the meningitis case numbers with different etiologies in amazonas from january 1976 to december 2012.