meningitis
Looking for a Vaccine Against Gonorrhea
Progress continues toward understanding how Bexsero (GlaxoSmithKline), might also offer protection against ...
JUNE 11, 2025
Likely One Source for Meningitis Outbreak Associated With Surgical Procedures in Mexico
An outbreak of Fusarium solani meningitis among U.S. residents who had undergone surgical procedures in Mexico in ...
JUNE 4, 2025
FDA Expands Indication for Menactra Vaccine
The FDA expanded the indication for the the Menactra vaccine to include children 24 months to 10 years of ...
MAY 29, 2025
Fatal Case of Naegleria fowleri Meningoencephalitis Tied to Splash Pad
A young child who died of primary amebic meningoencephalitis, caused by Naegleria fowleri, was exposed by ...
MAY 21, 2025
WHO Publishes First Meningitis Guidelines
Despite effective treatments and vaccines against some forms of meningitis, an estimated 2.5 million cases were ...
MAY 5, 2025
U.S. Sees Rising Meningococcal Cases
Although U.S. meningococcal disease incidence has declined dramatically between 1996 and 2021, there was a rebound ...
APRIL 25, 2025
FDA Approves Penmenvy, GSK’s 5-in-1 Meningococcal Vaccine
The FDA approved a new 5-in-1 meningococcal vaccine for people from 10 through 25 years of age. The vaccine targets ...
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Higher Mortality, Changing Landscape Seen for Meningitis
The landscape of pathogens for meningitis are changing, and the disease contributes to higher child mortality rates ...
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Meningococcal Cases Increasing in U.S.
Although meningococcal disease incidence in the United States declined dramatically between 1996 and 2021, there ...
OCTOBER 11, 2024
College Students Most Affected by Meningitis B Know Strikingly Little About It
College students—the people most affected by meningococcal B disease—appear to know little about it or ...
JULY 18, 2024
Invasive Meningococcal Disease Increasing in the U.S.
In 2023, 422 cases were reported in the United States—the highest annual number of N. meningiditis cases ...
APRIL 24, 2024
CDC Offers Guidance for Abx Prophylaxis for Resistant Meningococcal Disease
In response to rising rates of meningococcal disease cases caused by ciprofloxacin-resistant strains ...
MARCH 22, 2024
