It is part of the normal human flora in the nasopharynx in about 10% of adults, and is an exclusively human pathogen, able to cause the only form of bacterial meningitis known to occur epidemically, mainly in Africa and Asia.
It is part of the normal human flora in the nasopharynx in about 10% of adults. It is an exclusively human pathogen mainly in Africa and Asia. This is able to cause the only form of bacterial meningitis. These bacterial meningitis are known to occur epidemically.