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Meningitis -- LibyaThe Ministry of Health in the unity government confirmed the stable condition of people with meningitis in the Sabha Medical Center. The ministry's statement on Tuesday [22 Nov 2022] followed news circulating about an increase in meningitis cases in children at the Sabha Medical Center.The Ministry confirmed the stable condition of the cases in the center, according to the reports received, stressing that the medical and paramedical staff should follow the instructions of the deputy prime…

Fungal Meningitis -- MexicoIn Durango, this Mon 21 Nov 2022, the 9th death due to aseptic meningitis caused by a fungus was recorded. [The number of] confirmed cases [remains] 59 in total. Gabriel García Rodríguez, general director of epidemiology of the Ministry of Health at the national level, reported that the agent that causes fungal meningitis is very aggressive and dangerous. Therefore, it was decided to address the situation to investigate both diagnosis and treatment.He explained that there is a follow-up…

Meningitis -- MexicoThe Durango Health Secretariat confirmed this Saturday [12 Nov 2022] the death of a woman from aseptic meningitis due to fungus, the 4th death from this condition.The state agency stressed that the victim had a gynecologic and obstetric procedure carried out in a private hospital.With this unfortunate death, 4 people have died due to this disease, which is why care is already provided to relatives through comprehensive assistance and supplies.The Ministry of Health reported as of…

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13 April 2017 – A vaccination campaign is under way in Nigeria to contain an outbreak of meningitis C.

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Nyt studie fra Statens Serum Institut viser, at pneumokokvaccinen PPV23 beskytter 58% mod smitte med pneumokokbakterien, der kan forårsage meningitis eller blodforgiftning.

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The number of cases in Florida has surpassed the state's 5-year average for meningitis. …

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In Italy, serogroup C meningococci of the clonal complex cc11 (MenC/cc11) have caused several outbreaks of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) during the past 20 years. Between December 2019 and January 2020, an outbreak of six cases of IMD infected with MenC/cc11 was identified in a limited area in the northern part of Italy. All cases presented a severe clinical picture, and two of them were fatal. This report is focused on the microbiological and molecular analysis of meningococcal isolates with the aim to reconstruct the chain of transmission. It further presents the vaccination strategy adopted to control the outbreak. The phylogenetic evaluation demonstrated the close genetic proximity between the strain involved in this outbreak and a strain responsible for a larger epidemic that had occurred in 2015 and 2016 in the Tuscany Region. The rapid identification and characterisation of IMD cases and an extensive vaccination campaign contributed to the successful control of this outbreak caused by a hyperinvasive meningococcal strain.…

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