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Study Finds Shifting Disease Burden Following Universal Hib Vaccination

Vaccination against Haemophilus influenzae type b, or Hib, once the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children, has dramatically reduced the incidence of Hib disease in young children over the past 20 years, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious ...More

November 11, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Same Conditions, Different Outcome in Fungal Infection

Cryptococcus neoformans is a life-threatening human fungal pathogen that is responsible for an estimated 1 million cases of meningitis each year, primarily in HIV-infected and other immunocompromised patients. Interaction with immune cells called macrophages is a key step ...More

September 1, 2011

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Teens Engage in Activities That May Put Them at Risk for Contracting Meningitis

A new national survey shows most preteens and teens engage in day-to-day activities that may put them at risk of contracting meningococcal meningitis, a rare but serious bacterial infection that can cause meningitis and take the life of an otherwise healthy child in just a ...More

August 2, 2011

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Children's Hospital Receives $1 Million Gift to Develop Meningococcal Vaccines

Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland announced today a $1 million gift from the Clorox Company to support research with an aim of developing a vaccine against meningococcal disease – a potentially deadly bacterial infection that affects millions of children and ...More

June 1, 2011

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GAVI Alliance Commits $100 Million to Fight Meningitis A

The GAVI Alliance has committed $100 million to help tackle meningitis A in Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria, part of a strategy to save tens of thousands of lives in Africa with a new life-saving vaccine, MenAfriVac. Hit frequently by epidemics, Africa’s "meningitis belt" ...More

May 11, 2011

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FDA Approves the First Vaccine to Prevent Meningococcal Disease in Infants and Toddlers

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Menactra in children as young as 9 months for the prevention of invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, C, Y and W-135. Menactra already is approved for use in people ages 2 ...More

April 25, 2011

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UCSD Experts to Raise Awareness of Meningitis Prevention

The California Teratogen Information Service (CTIS) Pregnancy Health Information Line, a state-wide non-profit organization based at the University of California, San Diego with affiliates across North America, will join in the effort to raise awareness of meningitis ...More

April 21, 2011

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World Meningitis Day is April 24

Of all infectious diseases, perhaps none grips parents with greater fear than meningitis, with its sudden onset, flu-like symptoms and potentially deadly nature. World Meningitis Day, April 24, is dedicated to raising disease awareness, underscoring the importance of ...More

April 18, 2011

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Scientists Discover Key to Effective Meningitis Vaccine

A study conducted by Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland and University of Massachusetts Medical Center scientists identifies a new mutant vaccine antigen for Neisseria meningitidis (also called meningococcus) that has the potential to improve vaccine ...More

March 9, 2011

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Group B Strep is Still Main Cause of Bacterial Meningitis in Newborns

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is still the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in newborns, concludes a seven-year French study in the March issue of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. Group B strep remains predominant despite the recent introduction of GBS ...More

March 2, 2011

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