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Lucky Escape

Posted on September 18, 2017

Matt Collino, then 19, was in his second month during his first year at university when he fell ill.

Protecting Babies

Posted on September 13, 2017

This is the first combination vaccine for meningococcal A, C, W and Y, to receive TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administrations) approval in Australia for use in babies aged two months or older.

Misdiagnosis

Posted on September 7, 2017

Layla-Rose Ermenekli was rushed to A&E at the Royal Oldham Hospital by her mother Kirsty with a high temperature, headache and stomach ache.

Minutes Count

Posted on August 30, 2017

Standard meningitis tests can take up to 48 hours for results to come back but a new diagnostic tool can provide meningococcal meningitis results within an hour.

Tragic Story

Posted on August 23, 2017

This letter sent by Rose A. Kwett, founder of MAK – Meningitis Awareness Key to prevention raising awareness about meningococcal meningitis.

Campus Health

Posted on August 17, 2017

There are about 1,000 to 2,000 thousand cases of meningococcal disease are reported per year according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Vaccinate!

Posted on August 13, 2017

High school seniors in the School District of Philadelphia must get an additional dose of the meningococcal conjugate vaccine.

Protection First

Posted on August 9, 2017

Montgomery County, Maryland is requiring students entering seventh grade to get MCV4 (meningococcal meningitis) & other vaccines.

Prof Robert Read, director of the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre in England, and his team created a nose drop containing a type of “friendly” bacteria which could help prevent meningitis and other infections.

Critical Information

Posted on July 28, 2017

Meningitis is scary & sneaky. The brain and spinal cord infection is serious and can be deadly—and some types can be passed from person to person.