[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A new report on "Outbreaks and other Emergencies" published by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 03 April said 13 deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR) 0.9%) and a total of 1 398 suspected meningitis cases have been reported from 11 out of 12 regions in Ethiopia. Of these four regions: Oromia, Somali, SNNPR, Amhara, "crossed the epidemic threshold", and five regions - Harari, Afar, Addis Abeba city Administration, Benishangul-Gumuz and Gambella - "crossed the alert threshold" of meningitis outbreak.