The increase of invasive meningococcal group W cases throughout England and Wales is the result of a single clone that belongs to the ST-11 complex, according to researchers from Public Health England ...
Tracey Saunders describes how her son Edward died in a matter of hours Teenagers going to university and college this year are being offered protection against a deadly strain of meningitis, called ...
England has decided to offer meningitis W vaccination to three million teens after a steep rise in cases--and local vaccine giant GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK) will be ...
The Government's programme to fight meningococcal disease has vaccinated about half of the eligible people in Northland so far. Photo / John Stone About half of the eligible children and young people ...
A case of meningococcal disease has recently been diagnosed in the MidCentral DHB area, and the person is being treated at the Palmerston North Hospital. It is the fourth case this year. The most ...
A coroner has called for a public awareness campaign to highlight the dangers of a particularly lethal strain of meningitis and septicaemia following an inquest into the sudden death of a 24-year-old ...
Teenagers will soon be vaccinated against deadly meningitis W after a steep rise in the number of cases, Public Health England has announced. There were 22 confirmed cases in 2009, 117 last year and ...
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has urged travellers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) for Umrah and the upcoming pilgrimages to ensure they are vaccinated against meningococcal disease with ...
Tracey Saunders describes how her son Edward died in a matter of hours Teenagers going to university and college this year are being offered protection against a deadly strain of meningitis, called ...