The city of Raqqa in northern Syria recently recorded hundreds of meningitis cases, local media reported last week. At least 386 infections were recorded by May 24, with local authorities warning residents that the disease was spreading significantly. Rising meningitis cases coincided with the passage of several sandstorms, which wreaked damage on camps around Raqqa in May. Following the storms, several camp residents were hospitalised due to breathing difficulties, the Kurdish North Press Agency reported. Meningitis is a serious and potentially deadly infection of the brain and spinal cord ca…