• Contagious Risk

    South Australia Health reported that a six-month-old baby from Adelaide could have been infected from a rare meningococcal strain.             The baby is one of…


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  • Sydney Cases

    Two teens were confirmed to have the potentially life-threatening disease, meningococcal infection. The Northern Sydney Local Health District is urging people to be alert…


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  • Best Defense

    The 16 Vaccine awareness initiative educates parents of teens about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)  recommended second dose of MenACWY at age 16.


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  • Hot tub

    Lauren Briggs, 25 years old, developed a life-threatening case of meningococcal meningitis (septicemia) after spending an evening with a group of people in her friend’s hot tub…


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  • Take Action!

    World Meningitis day is on April 24 & the theme is Take Action # Defeat Meningitis! Greater awareness and education is important so people…


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  • Misdiagnosis

    Lily Teale, 10 months old was taken to the same-day health clinic for fever, vomiting and diarrhea. A doctor dismissed the baby’s symptoms as…


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  • Defense Mechanism

    Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a mechanism through which meningitis-causing bacteria can evade the immune system. One of the signs of…


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  • Fighting for her life

    A South Australian 21- year old woman became infected with meningococcal meningitis & is fighting for her life. The Adelaide woman is in intensive…


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  • World Meningitis Day

    World Meningitis Day on April 24 and World Immunization Awareness Week, which starts on the same day and runs through April 30, remind parents about vaccines available…


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  • Champion Passes

    Nick Springer, 35 years old, contracted Meningococcal Meningitis at age 14 died suddenly on April 14. Nick had both legs amputated above the…


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