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There is a statewide outbreak of meningococcal disease in Virginia, according to health authorities. On 30 August, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) released a statement warning that 27 cases of ...

A meningococcal disease outbreak is continuing to spread in southeastern England, according to local health officials. So far, at least 27 confirmed or probable cases have been reported, including ...

RICHMOND, Va. − An outbreak of meningococcal disease in Virginia is growing, state health officials announced this week, and nearly a half-dozen people have died as a result of the eruption. According ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The CDC issued a health alert for invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y.

Teens are vulnerable to meningococcal meningitis, an unpredictable disease that can strike without warning and lead to ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an alert to health care providers about bacterial infections as a strain of the meningococcal disease begins to circulate within the United ...

The CDC advises everyone, including those with HIV, to be “up to date on their meningococcal vaccines" Getty Images/Science Photo Library RF The Centers for Disease Control issued a warning to alert ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging doctors to be on the lookout for potentially deadly meningococcal disease linked to travel to Saudi Arabia. Since April, there have been 12 ...

A new vaccine to fight meningitis, particularly in children, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to drug developer Pfizer. Mufid Majnun via Unsplash A new vaccine from ...