• No Problem

    Posted by Rose Kwett on January 4, 2018

    Ghana was noted for the Meningococcal Type A strain, endemic in the Northern Meningitis Belt. They have managed the condition by routine vaccination exercises. Sporadic outbreaks in Ashanti, Bono Ahafo,…


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  • Cases Spike

    Posted by Rose Kwett on December 30, 2017

    Interior Health, British Columbia confirmed 12th case of meningococcal disease. (more…)


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  • Parental Diagnosis

    Posted by Rose Kwett on December 25, 2017

    A Western Australian woman died from meningococcal disease after she & parents thought she was only suffering from food poisoning. (more…)


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  • Safety Check

    Posted by Rose Kwett on December 19, 2017

    Lars Østergaard, MD, PhD, of the clinical medicine and infectious diseases departments of Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark, and colleagues reported in The New England Journal of Medicine  trial…


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  • Day Care cases

    Posted by Rose Kwett on December 13, 2017

    Two toddlers from Little Angels Day Nursery in Northfleet, Kent are currently in the hospital suffering from meningococcal disease. (more…)


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  • Vaccinations Protect

    Posted by Rose Kwett on December 4, 2017

    The Philippine Department of Health (DOH) and medical practitioners held a Pneumococcal and Meningococcal Disease Summit (PMDS) backed by a global research-based pharmaceutical leader Pfizer since 2015.


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  • Hurray!

    Posted by Rose Kwett on November 28, 2017

    The first line of defense is always protection. (more…)


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  • Be Alert!

    Posted by Rose Kwett on November 22, 2017

    Scottsboro Junior High in Jackson County, Alabama has one case Neisseria meningitides. (more…)


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  • Why Not!

    Posted by Rose Kwett on November 15, 2017

    Vaccination is protection! (more…)


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  • Canadian Case

    Posted by Rose Kwett on November 10, 2017

    Two students affected with meningococcal disease @.South Okanagan Secondary School in Oliver was confirmed by the Interior Health and that there may be a potential third case.


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