RNA mutations within common bacterium linked to invasive meningococcal disease
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have come one step closer toward understanding why some people become seriously ill or die from a common bacterium that leaves most people unharmed.
View ArticleNose drops of modified 'friendly' bacteria offer protection against meningitis
A world-first trial has shown that nose drops of modified 'friendly' bacteria protect against meningitis.
View ArticleSchools, pediatricians look to make up lost ground on non-covid vaccinations
Melissa Blatzer was determined to get her three children caught up on their routine immunizations on a recent Saturday morning at a walk-in clinic in this Denver suburb. It had been about a year since...
View ArticleCDC continues investigation of meningococcal disease outbreak among gay and...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues its collaboration with the Florida Department of Health to investigate one of the worst outbreaks of meningococcal disease among gay and...
View ArticleSouthern states’ lackluster monkeypox efforts leave LGBTQ+ groups going it alone
Dan DeChellis started looking for a monkeypox vaccine around July Fourth but was unable to find a place that offered one in Orlando, Florida, where he lives.
View ArticleNovel vaccine offers hope for defeating epidemic meningitis by 2030
A trial of a new vaccine against meningococcal disease, a cause of meningitis and blood poisoning, has found that it is safe and induces a strong immune response across five strains of meningococcal...
View ArticleCDC raises alarm: poor vaccine coverage fuels surge in meningococcal disease...
CDC presents preliminary data showing an increase in meningococcal disease among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals.
View ArticleHow did COVID-19 pandemic restrictions impact invasive meningococcal disease...
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on the incidence and strain distribution of meningococcus.
View ArticleNew meningitis vaccine safe and effective for infants in Africa
University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers, as part of the Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Consortium (IDCRC), provided an interim analysis showing that the pentavalent...
View ArticleStudy reveals significant post-COVID meningitis resurgence
A team of scientists from the Institut Pasteur has used the database of the National Reference Center for Meningococci to trace the evolution of invasive meningococcal disease cases in France between...
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