Teens are vulnerable to meningococcal meningitis, an unpredictable disease that can strike without warning and lead to ...

Preliminary data suggest the number of meningococcal disease cases among individuals with HIV doubled in 2022, while vaccination rates for the disease remain low. There has been a concerning increase ...

A meningococcal disease outbreak is continuing to spread in southeastern England, according to local health officials. So far, at least 27 confirmed or probable cases have been reported, including ...

The Health Council has advised that meningococcal B vaccinations should not yet be added to the Dutch National Immunisation ...

Parents and doctors alike fear meningococcal infection, which has been in the news again. Doctors never want to miss a diagnosis, as early treatment with antibiotics may be life-saving. Parents fear ...

U.S. cases of meningococcal disease have increased sharply since 2021, CDC data shows, and physicians are worried a more steep jump in these infections is imminent, NBC News reported Jan. 11. On Jan.

Two Tasmanian women have been hospitalized with invasive meningococcal disease, bringing the number of cases nationally so far this year to 48. Health authorities are urging people to watch for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's an outbreak of meningococcal disease in Virginia. Five people in the state have died from complications of the disease.

Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and septicemia, with about 1.2 million cases of infection and 135,000 deaths globally each year. Because death can ...

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A meningococcal outbreak has killed a quarter of people infected this year, according to an official. The bacteria that causes people to get sick can infect the lining of the brain and spinal cord.