• Act Quickly!

    Posted by Rose Kwett on December 10, 2021

    Alliannah, a six year old, started vomiting & had a fever. Bianca & Hailey, her mother & aunt respectively weren’t too concerned as there was some “gastro”…


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  • In Remembrance

    Posted by Rose Kwett on November 28, 2021

    Kai Matthews’ parents raise money to cover the cost of meningitis B vaccines months after losing their son, for Acadia University students. They said, “It’s unimaginable to…


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  • Meningitis B

    Posted by Rose Kwett on November 20, 2021

    Meningococcal disease is caused by the Neisseria Meningitidis bacteria. Meningitis B is one of the several types that can infect the meninges — the lining of the brain and…


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  • Exeter Cases

    Posted by Rose Kwett on November 10, 2021

    Tragedy first stuck the Exeter University in 2019 when an 18 year old premed student was found dead in his bed on campus.  Another student has been…


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  • Close Contacts

    Posted by Rose Kwett on November 1, 2021

    The Ministry of Public Health are working on a strong prophylaxis operation to avoid and even detect possible infections. A 14-year-old boy was diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis…


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  • Program Re-start

    Posted by Rose Kwett on October 27, 2021

    Impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Region of Waterloo Public Health is resuming the school vaccine program. Kristy Wright, manager of the Vaccine Preventable…


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  • Basic Meningitis Information

    Posted by Rose Kwett on October 20, 2021

    Meningitis can be commonly caused by either viruses or bacteria but can also be caused by other means. People can protect themselves by keeping…


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  • Vaccination Mandates

    Posted by Rose Kwett on October 9, 2021

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices currently recommends routine vaccination against 16 diseases from birth through age 18.


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  • Urgent Appeal

    Posted by Rose Kwett on September 29, 2021

    The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners launched the first ever global strategy to defeat meningitis by 2030. Bacterial meningitis is a debilitating disease that kills hundreds…


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  • Meningitis Belt

    Posted by Rose Kwett on September 21, 2021

    The sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates of meningococcal disease in the world making it the “meningitis belt”, as the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a meningitis outbreak…


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