What is meningococcal disease? Illness explained as Virginia reports outbreak
1 year, 6 months ago

What is meningococcal disease? Illness explained as Virginia reports outbreak

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The strain of meningococcal disease currently circulating in Virginia is also spreading more widely across the US right now, the statement said. At first, it may be easy to mistake meningococcal disease symptoms for a flu-like illness, but they can quickly become more severe, per the VDH statement. Some people are high-risk for meningococcal disease, including people with certain medical conditions—including HIV, functional and anatomic asplenia, and persistent complement component deficiencies—and people who take a type of medication known as a complement inhibitor. People who regularly spend time in certain settings, such as microbiologists who work with the bacteria that causes meningococcal disease, are also at an increased risk of contracting the illness.

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Deadly meningitis strain appears to be under control
5 years, 8 months ago

Deadly meningitis strain appears to be under control

Dutch News  

A deadly strain of meningitis appears to have declined since the Netherlands introduced a vaccination campaign, reports the AD. The newspaper reports that five people died after being infected with a particularly dangerous form of meningococcal bacteria in the first half of this year, compared with 23 deaths last year. More than 100 people contracted the strain last year, compared …

Deadly meningitis strain appears to be under control
5 years, 8 months ago

Deadly meningitis strain appears to be under control

Dutch News  

A deadly strain of meningitis appears to have declined since the Netherlands introduced a vaccination campaign, reports the AD. The newspaper reports that five people died after being infected with a particularly dangerous form of meningococcal bacteria in the first half of this year, compared with 23 deaths last year. More than 100 people contracted the strain last year, compared …

Vaccination programme begins to curb spread of meningococcal W
6 years, 5 months ago

Vaccination programme begins to curb spread of meningococcal W

Dutch News  

A vaccination programme has begun this month to halt the spread of an increasingly deadly form of meningitis. All 14-year-olds are being offered the jab against meningococcal W, which claimed 18 lives in the first eight months of 2018, three times as many as the equivalent period last year. Pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline warned two years ago that the virus was …

Vaccination programme begins to curb spread of meningococcal W
6 years, 5 months ago

Vaccination programme begins to curb spread of meningococcal W

Dutch News  

A vaccination programme has begun this month to halt the spread of an increasingly deadly form of meningitis. All 14-year-olds are being offered the jab against meningococcal W, which claimed 18 lives in the first eight months of 2018, three times as many as the equivalent period last year. Pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline warned two years ago that the virus was …

Free meningococcal vaccine for NSW teenagers to protect against W strain of disease
8 years, 1 month ago

Free meningococcal vaccine for NSW teenagers to protect against W strain of disease

ABC  

A free vaccination program to protect teenagers from the W strain of the deadly meningococcal disease has been announced by the New South Wales Government. In January, WA's Health Department announced a four-in-one vaccination program would be freely available to 15 to 19-year-olds to protect against strains A, C, W and Y. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said 180,000 students …

Is the end in sight for meningitis?
8 years, 10 months ago

Is the end in sight for meningitis?

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Vital Signs is a monthly program bringing viewers health stories from around the world. Story highlights Meningitis outbreaks take place each year along Africa's 'Meningitis belt' A vaccine against Meningitis A was introduced in many countries along the belt in 2010 Within five years, infections have fallen dramatically and elimination is now in sight CNN — Each year, …

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