The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC) reported Thursday on a meningococcal meningitis death in an one-year-old girl who resides in northern Taiwan. Taiwan CDC reports the timeline: On March...

Ireland health officials report investigating two cases of suspected meningococcal meningitis in Navan, Co Meath in two children under twelve years of age. As of Friday, one child is hospitalized while...

Pfizer Canada Inc. has announced the availability of TRUMENBA (meningococcal group B vaccine) in Canada, following approval by Health Canada in October 2017. TRUMENBA is a vaccine indicated to help prevent...

In a follow-up on the meningococcal meningitis case reported in a Smith College student recently, the school reported that confirmatory testing performed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Officials at Smith College in Northampton, MA announced that a student was diagnosed with a bacterial meningitis infection. The student, who resides off-campus, is hospitalized and receiving appropriate...

University of Kentucky officials were informed this week that a student has been hospitalized with a probable case of bacterial meningitis. Bacterial meningitis is a serious, and potentially fatal disease....

In a follow-up on the meningococcal disease case in a student from Linus Pauling Middle School in Corvallis, Benton County, OR officials are now reporting that the case is unrelated to the string of meningococcal...

Officials with the Oregon Health Authority, Benton County Health Department and Oregon State University (OSU) reported today on a sixth case of meningococcal disease in a OSU Corvallis student since...

Bacterial meningitis was reportedly suspected when Indian Valley High School freshman, Ryan Freeland died last week. Now the Tuscarawas County (OH) Health Department has confirmed Monday that a blood...

Meningitis is an inflammation or swelling of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.  It can be caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites. Bacterial meningitis is very serious...