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Don’t Forget B
Meningitis outbreaks have become a reality for many colleges across the United States. (more…)
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Meningitis can be stopped
Tireless Frankie Milley of Meningitis Angels travels the country with the message that meningitis is a deadly disease that can be stopped if people vaccinate their children.
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Healthy Haj
Every year in Saudi Arabia, millions of people from throughout the world make a pilgrimage to the holy muslin city of Mecca. (Dr. Majid Alshamrani, ED of infection prevention…
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Rapid Test Results
An international team of researchers led by Imperial College London stated that a cheap pin-prick blood test to accurately identify bacterial infections in less than one hour could be…
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Cases drastically increase
Cases of W bacterial Meningococcal Meningitis (Men W) have increased by a factor of almost 10X in the United Kingdom in the last 5 years.
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NFID Alert
The National Foundation for Infectious Disease (NFID) is urging everyone to learn more about Meningococcal Disease. (more…)
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Oklahoma says, Vaccinate!
From pre-school students through college students, the state of Oklahoma wants every parent to check their children’s vaccination records. (more…)
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Ohio says yes
Lawmakers in the state of Ohio have mandated that students entering the 7th and 12th grades will be vaccinated against meningitis. Ohio is following a growing group of states that…
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Required immunization
At last, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is finally requiring meningitis vaccinations for all students entering 8th and 12th grades prior to admission in the 2016-17 school year. As…
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