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Apr 19, 2013
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Los Angeles to Give Free Meningitis Vaccines

By Lauren Edmundson
Officials in Los Angeles County have started offering the meningitis vaccine for free to low-income and uninsured people in response to recent cases of the deadly disease. So far, there have been...
meningitis, vaccine, los angeles
Mar 22, 2013
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Meningitis Outbreak Prompts Change in Vaccine Recommendations

By Katharina Schwan
In 2012, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) calculated a troubling statistic: the rate of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in men who have sex with men (MSM) was...
meningitis, new york city, MSM, men, vaccine, vaccination
Nov 9, 2012
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First Meningitis, Now Spinal Infections

By Katharina Schwan
Victims of the meningitis outbreak in the U.S. can’t seem to catch a break. Various hospitals recently revealed that large numbers of patients who survived an initial bout of meningitis are now...
meningitis, fungal meningitis, abscess, spine
Jun 21, 2012
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FDA Approves New Vaccine to Protect Kids Against Meningitis

By Robyn Correll Carlyle
Federal regulators approved a new vaccine that could prevent bacterial meningitis in young children. Studies show that the combination vaccine, Menhibrix, protects children between six weeks and...
meningitis, Meningococcal disease, bacterial meningitis, GlaxoSmithKline, vaccine
Jan 26, 2012
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Meningitis Vaccine Development

By Gilan Megeed
Following the scare in Kuwait of a possible Meningitis-Neisseria outbreak, news came out of a potential breakthrough in the development of an effective preventative vaccine against Meningitis...
meningitis, vaccine
Jan 16, 2012
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Fear of Meningitis Spurs Kuwait Government into Action

By Gilan Megeed
Kuwait, a country where disease outbreaks and infectious diseases are uncommon, was unpleasantly surprised during the first week of the new year when the Kuwait Ministry of Health announced on...
meningitis, Kuwait
Aug 4, 2011
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Cerebrospinal Meningitis Outbreak in Ghana Leaves 5 Dead

By healthmap
An outbreak of CSM, commonly known as cerebrospinal meningitis, in the New Nsuta community of Obuasi Municipality in Ghana, has killed 5 and infected 17 individuals. It has not yet been established...
meningitis, ghana
Aug 3, 2011
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“Unusual Cluster” of Deadly Meningitis in New Zealand

By Amy Hansen
Health care professionals on New Zealand’s South Island have been told to be extra vigilant after 4 cases of a rare and aggressive type of meningitis (Neisseria meningitidis type C) were confirmed...
meningitis, New Zealand
Jun 10, 2011
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Meningitis Vaccine Project (MVP) Reduces Cases

By healthmap
World Health Organization (WHO) data on the MenAfriVac vaccine distributed in Meningitis Belt countries show a massive decrease in cases in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.  The Serum Institute, based...
meningitis, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger
Mar 18, 2011
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Meningitis in Ghana and the United States

By healthmap
Fifteen people have died from meningitis in Ghana’s Upper West Region with over 100 cases reported. Ghana is located in the Meningitis Belt of sub-Saharan Africa where the highest rates of...
meningitis, ghana, United States
Feb 25, 2011
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Meningitis C in France

By healthmap
France is launching a vaccination campaign, aimed at students, due to the increase in Meningitis C cases in Lille.  Though the case count in the general population is still low (0.36 per 100 000),...
meningitis, France
Feb 17, 2011
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Meningitis on campus

By healthmap
Two US universities have seen meningitis cases recently.  In New York, a St. Lawrence University junior has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis.  At St. Lawrence, approximately 95% of the...
meningitis
Feb 17, 2011
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Meningitis in Ukraine

By healthmap
On February 11th, in Zakarpatie, about 60 people were hospitalized, suspected of having the deadly disease - meningitis. Most of the patients are associated with a local Roma camp. The town is in a...
meningitis, Ukraine
Feb 3, 2011
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Meningitis Confirmed in Florida Prison

By healthmap
Last week, the Martin County Health Department released an official press release stating that a confirmed case of meningococcal meningitis had been identified in a prison inmate at the Martin...
meningitis, florida