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Vaccine Save Lives!
Meningococcal meningitis and other infectious diseases can potentially be life-threatening. Following well-established vaccine recommendations can save your life! Read the
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Stay Alert
New South Wales Central Coast people have been told to be alert for symptoms of meningococcal disease after two cases were recorded. If symptoms…
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Safety Plan
Chief medical officer Dr. Robert Strang begun working with post-secondary institutions in Nova Scotia to prevent future meningitis B outbreaks in university residences. This…
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Guitarist Passes
Jeff Beck, 78 years old, rock veteran and Grammy-winning guitarist died suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis. Dr. Tom Nutt, the chief executive of the charity…
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Rise of Meningococcal Cases
Cases of meningococcal disease started bumping up after the COVID restrictions returned to normalcy. Professor Robert Booy, an Infectious Diseases Paediatrician at the University…
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Road to Recovery
Toby was an active seven-year-old boy when he suddenly contracted bacterial meningitis a year ago. He became paralyzed, was unable to eat and lost…
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Warning Signs
The Department of Public Health Midwest are urging the public to be aware of the warning signs of meningococcal meningitis following the death of a teenager.
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Halifax University cases
Nova Scotia Public health officials are investigating the two cases of meningococcal meningitis from Dalhousie University in Halifax after one student died and another was recovering in…
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Death after Music Festival
18-year-old Ally Behan from Manyana on NSW’s South Coast, Australia died of meningococcal disease after attending the popular ‘Spilt Milk’ music festival. She first…
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New Plymouth cases
Two under five years old cases of meningococcal disease have been reported in New Plymouth, New Zealand. The national public health service medical officer…
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