-
Listen
Dan Jarvis lost the majority of his hearing at 18 months old when he contracted meningococcal meningitis Now aged 36, he is 98.5% deaf but Dan doesn’t believe deafness has to be a disadvantage in life.
Continue reading -
Fijian Outbreak
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services reported that up to 105 people had contracted meningococcal disease since 2016 and 14.4 per cent of them died as a result. “These conditions are very serious and can be deadly, but can be treated if detected early,” a government statement said, “ still up to half of […]
Continue reading -
Symptoms Review
About 10 per cent of the population carries the meningitis organism in their noses without ever developing symptoms.
Continue reading -
Vaccine Approved
Health Canada approved in October 2017 TRUMENBA, meningococcal group B vaccine.
Continue reading -
Same Serogroup
The same serogroup as the strain found during the recent Meningitis outbreak at University of Massachusetts & Smith College was confirmed by laboratory results.
Continue reading -
Extra Caution
Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) funded a study of 263 infant patients in the UK and Ireland because only half of babies with meningitis show tell-tale signs like a fever.
Continue reading -
Take Heed
Ojeda woke up in the hospital on June 10, 2014 after a week since he last remembered falling asleep in his own bed.
Continue reading -
Don’t Wait, Vaccinate!
B.C.s Health officials are offering meningitis vaccinations in Okanagan region for students aged 15 to 19 after 12 people contracted meningococcal disease.
Continue reading -
Cultural adjustment
Local vaccine manufacturer AJ Biologics Malaysia (AJB Malaysia) is collaborating with Hilleman Laboratories (HL) and AJ Vaccines (AJV) to develop in Malaysia, the world’s first animal component-free vaccine for meningitis.
Continue reading -
Protecting kids
Western Australia is offering free meningococcal vaccines to young children.
Continue reading