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Vaccination Required
There is a new immunization requirement that will be in effect next school year, reminds the Iowa Council Bluffs Public Health Department to parents of students enrolling in the seventh and 12th grades.
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Nurses Speak
Bryan County Health Department officials are encouraging soon-to-be high school graduates to get vaccinated against meningococcal disease.
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Long Island Case
A student who attends John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore and Nassau BOCES in Westbury had been diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis.
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Meningitis Hits
Bouncing around like a malevolent pinball, meningitis hits another California campus.
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Rational Reaction
Over a decade ago, from October 2004 to January 2005, Baguio City General Hospital and Medical Center reported an almost-daily admittance of patients afflicted with meningococcemia-like symptoms.
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Trust Your Instincts
The theme for this year’s World Meningits Day is : “24 Hours — Trust Your Instincts.”
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Crisis Worsens
Nigeria has taken delivery of only 500,000 doses out of 1.3 million doses of vaccines for meningitis type C strain outbreak.
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Meningitis Drill
The meningitis drill event, which involves some 350 volunteers and emergency response partners includes a presentation by former Springfield resident and Paralympic Game gold medalist Nicholas Springer who contracted meningococcal meningitis at summer camp. He spent two months in a coma and became a quadruple amputee.
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Meningitis Hot Spot
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reports that there have been eight cases of meningococcal disease confirmed this year, including one death. Recent cases serve as reminder of the importance of preventing this serious infectious disease.
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State Acts Quickly
The death toll as a result of the meningitis epidemic in Sokoto State has now risen to 21.
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