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Tag Archives: meningitis
U.N. helps South Sudan fight meningitis outbreak
TweetThe United Nations World Health Organization and the nation of South Sudan announced on Thursday that they will collaborate on a vaccination campaign to battle a meningitis outbreak in the Upper Nile state. The state ministry of health declared the … Read More »
Steroid injections cause meningitis infections in Michigan
Tweet The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced that people in Michigan have contracted meningitis from steroid injections. Meningitis is an inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. The inflammation can come from viruses, … Read More »
MRFC brings awareness to meningitis with sky-high walk
TweetThe Meningitis Research Foundation of Canada brought attention to the cause of meningitis on Wednesday by participating in a walk at the top of the tallest building in Canada. Members and supporters of the national group for the meningitis cause … Read More »
Tennessee lawmakers sponsor meningitis requirement for public universities
Tweet A bill in the Tennessee State Senate could require incoming public college students to show proof they have been vaccinated against meningitis before enrolling. The measure is being sponsored by Senator Lowe Finney (D-Jackson) and House Minority Leader Representative … Read More »
Fungal meningitis outbreak from tainted steroid slows
TweetThe rate of new cases in the fungal meningitis outbreak linked to a tainted steroid product has slowed sharply since January 7, though the end of the outbreak could still be weeks away. Between the start of the outbreak in … Read More »
House Republicans threaten to subpoena FDA over meningitis outbreak
TweetHouse Republicans recently threatened to subpoena U.S. Food and Drug Administration documents concerning an ongoing investigation into whether the agency could have prevented a deadly outbreak of meningitis. Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans said that the FDA only has three … Read More »
Meningitis B vaccine approved by European Commission
TweetThe European Commission approved Novartis’ Bexsero meningitis B vaccine for use in individuals two months of age and older this week. “This meningitis B vaccine is the most important medical breakthrough in the 30 years since I lost my son … Read More »
Scientists develop reaction test for deadly fungal meningitis
Tweet U.S. scientists recently developed a real-time polymerase chain reaction test for the rapid detection of the Exserohilum rostratum pathogen that caused last year’s fungal meningitis outbreak. David S. Perlin developed the assay with Yanan Zhao and other researchers at … Read More »