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Meningococcal disease outbreak in São Paulo, Health officials reinforce importance of vaccination

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Last month, health officials in Brazil reported the confirmation of an outbreak of meningococcal disease caused by serogroup C in the state of São Paulo. Five cases were reported....

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Ireland reports investigating 4 meningococcal meningitis cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63  The Ireland Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed that it is investigating four cases of meningococcal meningitis/septicemia reported in the last week of September; 3 cases...

Michigan: Meningococcal meningitis exposure reported, Potential close contacts should receive prophylaxis

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews On Wednesday, the Ingham County Health Department (ICHD) and Michigan State University (MSU) were informed of a case of meningococcal (bacterial) meningitis in a non-MSU...

Pennsylvania issues health advisory: Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infections in children

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) issued a health advisory last week concerning invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infections among unvaccinated children. As...

Meningitis outbreak update: 777 total cases reported in Tshopo Province, DRC

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the meningococcal meningitis outbreak in Tshopo Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as of September 21, 777 total suspected and confirmed...

DRC meningitis outbreak: WHO provides more details

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the meningococcal meningitis outbreak reported in Tshopo province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Health Organization (WHO) published...

DRC meningitis epidemic: Response plan set up in Tshopo

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the meningitis outbreak in Tshopo province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), The Minister of Health, Hygiene and Prevention, during the Council...

Meningococcal meningitis kill half of cases in Tshopo province, DRC

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Tshopo Provincial Health Division, in north central Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were first notified in July of a potential outbreak following the deaths...

Neisseria meningitidis antibiotic resistance case raises serious concerns

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A recent meningitis case at Children’s National Hospital raises serious concerns about antibiotic resistance in the common bacterium that caused it, researchers from the hospital write in a case...

Benin reports meningitis outbreak in Banikoara Commune

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Since the middle of December 2019, Benin health authorities starting reporting meningitis cases. The situation quickly turned into an outbreak with 77 cases, including...