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Double Transplant
Beyza Dogan, 24 year-old Turkish woman lost both of her arms and legs after contracted meningococcal meningitis while living in Cologne, Germany, four years ago.
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Vaccination Required
Syracuse University wrote to their International Graduate Students that New York state law requires that they submit their vaccination records including but not limited to: A meningococcal…
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Very Lethal
Gemma McGee, 24 year old from Longford, died from meningococcal septicaemia within 36 hours of falling ill. Dr Owen MacEneaney, who performed an autopsy,…
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Don’t Procrastinate
Invercargill man Michael Moncur, then18-year-old in 2018, contracted meningococcal B. He was one of three students to fall ill with meningitis and doctors gave…
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Action Required
NSW Health issued a public health alert after a third case of meningococcal disease was reported in the Sydney’s northern beaches region. Close contacts…
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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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