One problem is delayed recognition, as early symptoms can appear flu-like. There are several strains of meningococcus. Serogroup C is causing the outbreak among men who have sex with men who live ...

Meningococcus group B, the most prevalent strain of meningococcal infection, is prevented with 79 per cent effectiveness in children and young adults inoculated with the 4CMenB vaccine ...

The outcome of a trial published in Science Translational Medicine, shows encouraging results for a new vaccine targeting group B meningococcus (MenB), a significant cause of meningococcal disease ...

The serogroups most involved in this increase are meningococcus types B, W, and Y. The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly disrupted our social and health habits. For two years, lockdowns ...

The study, by researchers from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and Novartis, the vaccine manufacturer, looked at antibody levels against 8 strains of serogroup B meningococcus in 5 year ...

This syndrome is associated with a bacteremia, the etiologic agent in the majority of cases being the meningococcus. Although the pneumococcus, hemolytic streptococcus and staphylococcus have also ...

The winter of 2022-2023 has seen a resurgence of acute meningitis, specifically those caused by bacteria called meningococcus. JAMES CAVALLINI/PHOTO RESEARCHERS/BIOSPHOTO In addition to the triple ...

The infection, caused by the meningococcus bacterium, can result in a high fever, a severe headache, a stiff neck, vomiting, rashes or even death.

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare received over one million pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Men5CV) doses from the Gavi-funded global stockpile this week to combat the ...

In a letter sent to parents of the students, the CIUSSS said it is "very rare" for meningococcus, a kind of bacteria, to cause a serious infection such as meningitis, the swelling of the lining ...

In Nigeria, an outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) serogroup C outbreak led to 1742 suspected meningitis cases, including 101 confirmed cases and 153 deaths in seven of 36 Nigerian ...