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Norway: Meningococcal meningtitis case reported in Bærum

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 An 18-year-old resident of Bærum was admitted to hospital on 6 August with meningococcal meningitis. Rikshospitalet reported on 8 August that he died of the disease. The 18-year-old...

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Nigeria reports 1686 suspected cases of meningitis, Jigawa state accounts for 74%

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization reports: From 1 October 2022 to 16 April 2023, a total of 1686 suspected cases, 532 confirmed cases and 124 deaths (CFR: 7%) have been reported from...

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...

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DRC Meningitis outbreak update: 2395 cases and 200 deaths

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the meningitis outbreak in Tshopo Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), health officials now report 2,395 suspected meningitis cases, including...

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...