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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...

New Zealand: Meningococcal disease death reported in University of Canterbury student

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Canterbury District Health Board reported Friday a fatal case of meningococcal disease. Canterbury DHB Medical Officer of Health, Dr Cheryl Brunton, confirmed today that a...

Australia: Meningococcal disease reported in Adelaide infant

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews South Australia Health reports a case of invasive meningococcal disease in a six-month-old baby girl from metropolitan Adelaide. The child has been admitted to hospital...

CBD can kill gonorrhea bacteria: University of Queensland study

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Synthetic cannabidiol, better known as CBD, has been shown for the first time to kill the bacteria responsible for gonorrhea, meningitis and legionnaires disease. The research collaboration between The...

Ukraine: 3 meningococcal infections reported in Transcarpathia, ‘The problem with the availability of vaccines in our region is more acute than ever’

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials in the Transcarpathian region in southwestern Ukraine have reported three cases in children of meningococcal disease, with one fatality being reported. Infectious...

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...

CDC issues health alert over antibiotic resistant Neisseria meningitidis

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health alert last week after reporting a number of antibiotic resistant cases of Neisseria meningitidis...