Meningococcal case confirmed in North Tasmania
A meningococcal case has been confirmed in a child who attends the Abacus Child Care centre at Trevallyn. Public Health acting director Dr Mark Veitch said the child was receiving care in hospital. There had been three cases of invasive meningococcal disease in Tasmania in 2017, Dr Veitch said, with one in the North and two in […]
Two-Year-Old South Australian Boy Diagnosed With Meningococcal Disease This is the third case in the state so far in 2017.
A toddler from regional South Australia has been hospitalised with an invasive case of Meningococcal Disease, the fourth case in the state in the past three months. The two-year-old boy has been admitted to hospital and remains in a stable condition, according to a statement released on Tuesday by South Australia Health. Multiple people have […]
Free Vaccines for SA Students: Can This Meningococcal B Study Stop Teens From Spreading the Disease?
Free Vaccines for SA Students: Can This Meningococcal B Study Stop Teens From Spreading the Disease? · Student Edge News Articles This month, researchers at the University of Adelaide will provide free meningococcal B vaccines for up to 60,000 students in years 10, 11 and 12. It’s part of what is believed to be the […]
Free meningococcal vaccine for NSW teenagers to protect against W strain of disease
Free meningococcal vaccine for NSW teenagers to protect against W strain of disease – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) A free vaccination program to protect teenagers from the W strain of the deadly meningococcal disease has been announced by the New South Wales Government. The announcement has come after pressure from lobby group Meningococcal […]
WA Govt offers free meningococcal vaccines for teenagers
A vaccination to protect against meningococcal strains A, C, W and Y will be offered to 15-19 year olds in an Australian-first, statewide program to start in school Term 2. The campaign is in response to a concerning increase in the number of meningococcal W cases in WA and other States and Territories. The incidence […]
Pfizer Gets EU Nod For Nimenrix To Treat Invasive Meningococcal Disease for Babies
Pfizer Inc. (PFE) announced Monday that the European Commission has approved an expanded indication for Nimenrix for active immunization against invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, C, W-135, and Y in infants as early as six weeks of age. The EU approval is based upon results from a Phase 3, open-label, randomized, […]
Cuba Delivers Vaccines Against Meningitis to Syrian People
The cooperation between the two countries has a 51-year history. Syrian authorities announced Sunday the arrival of 293,650 doses of Cuban vaccines against meningitis, for an estimated value of US$930,000, as the Syrian people are affected by a Western trade blockade. The delivery was part of an agreement signed by Syria and Cuba, which includes […]
Meningococcal case in South Australia
A case of invasive meningococcal disease has been notified in a 16 month old baby from metropolitan Adelaide. The baby has been admitted to hospital and is in a critical condition. SA Health has identified multiple people who had contact with the patient, of which eight people have been directed to receive antibiotic chemoprophylaxis. Meningococcal […]
‘Fit, young, healthy’ Perth man dies from meningococcal disease
The 24-year-old from Claremont lost his “brief but brave” fight against the deadly bacterial disease on Friday. His grieving family has requested he not be identified. He was described as a fit, healthy young person who was a student and keen basketball player. Presenter Gary Adshead, on Radio 6PR on Monday morning, said the man […]
First ‘Real World’ Results Show Men B Vaccine Bexsero Has Been A Success
Preliminary data from the UK’s national meningitis B immunisation programme has shown that Bexsero, the vaccine introduced to combat meningitis B, has been 83% effective against all MenB strains in infants and 94% against vaccine preventable strains for all children receiving the first two of three recommended doses. Furthermore, MenB cases have halved in vaccine-eligible […]
