Since 2013, a new strain of meningococcal bacteria has spread rapidly in Niger and Nigeria, leading to large-scale outbreaks of meningitis. Analysis of the genetic material shows that with just two gene mutations, harmless ...
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(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers in Chile have successfully tested a vaccine against meningococcus B, a strain of bacteria that causes meningococcal diseases, including one of the commonest forms of meningitis, a disease in ...
Led by Professor Robert Read and Dr. Jay Laver from the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre and the University of Southampton, new immunology research is the first of its kind.
Jul 12, 2021
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Federal health regulators have approved a second vaccine to prevent a strain of bacteria that can cause deadly cases of meningitis.
Jan 23, 2015
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Princeton University officials decided Monday to make available a meningitis vaccine that hasn't been approved in the U.S. to stop the spread of the sometimes deadly disease on campus.
Nov 18, 2013
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A Hungarian teenager has died of bacterial meningitis and 69 people who came in contact with her were prescribed antibiotics, public health officials said.
Jul 20, 2012
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Investigators at the University of Southampton have discovered that two new vaccines can prevent the transmission of meningitis bacteria from person to person.
Aug 18, 2014
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Leiden chemists recreated the bacterial capsule of meningococcus in the lab. With a few modifications, these capsules can serve as an extra safe and effective vaccine against these notorious bacteria, which can cause, for ...
Oct 6, 2020
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(Medical Xpress)—Research by a Victoria University PhD graduate has highlighted the risk of contracting the disease through sharing things like drink bottles and glasses.
May 29, 2013
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