• Ontario Death

    Posted by Rose Kwett on October 30, 2019

    A young adult in Waterloo region recently died after contracting meningococcal meningitis. People who are at a higher risk include household contacts, intimate partners, and those…


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  • World Meningitis Day

    Posted by Rose Kwett on April 24, 2019

    Siân Liddle from Bingham, is sharing her story to help raise awareness of World Meningitis Day (April 24), which focuses on ‘Life After Meningitis’ and to support her charity…


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  • Bad Advice

    Posted by Rose Kwett on April 11, 2019

    Greg, a father who lost his baby son to deadly meningococcal meningitis  blasted boxer Anthony Mundine’s anti-vaccination comments. “Mundine wrote on Facebook and Twitter: “Don’t…


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  • Spokane Case

    Posted by Rose Kwett on March 30, 2019

    A case of meningococcal meningitis is being investigated by the Spokane County health officials in Sacajawea Middle School involving a female student. Dr. Bob Lutz, SRHD…


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  • Louisville Blues

    Posted by Rose Kwett on March 11, 2019

    An undergraduate student of the University of Louisville (UofL) has been diagnosed and hospitalized with meningococcal meningitis. The student is in good condition, resides…


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  • Bad Trip

    Posted by Rose Kwett on February 8, 2019

    Patryk Jarczak, 18, fell ill just a day after arriving in the Emirates on a week-long trip with his parents and eight-year-old brother from Poland. Patrick…


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  • Facts Please

    Posted by Rose Kwett on January 30, 2019

    Bacterial meningitis also be called meningococcal meningitis is caused  by Neisseria meningitidis. There are different groups of N. meningitidis, and group B or MenB is the most common.


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  • Irish Outbreak

    Posted by Rose Kwett on January 25, 2019

    Siobhan Holohan, the chief executive of ACT for Meningitis based in Galway, lost her four-year-old daughter, Aoibhe, to meningococcal meningitis in 2008. ACT was set up by Siobhan and…


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  • Sneaky Killer

    Posted by Rose Kwett on December 7, 2018

    An 18-year-old who was mistakenly reported to have died from a drug overdose in fact died from meningococcal meningitis. DOCTORS may be missing the symptoms of a…


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  • Booster Vaccination

    Posted by Rose Kwett on October 10, 2018

    A recent study following a meningitis vaccination campaign in Burkina Faso, Africa investigated when a booster vaccination might be necessary. (more…)


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