Invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis is primarily associated with serogroups A, B, C, W, X, and Y and is characterised by its sudden, unpredictable nature and devastating ...

GSK is teaming up with “Modern Family” stars Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell to help get out the messaging: “ask to be sure” about ...

GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced new campaign spokespeople, Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell, as part of its Ask2BSure ...

Clinicians should be alert for invasive serogroup Y meningococcal disease in at-risk populations and those with unusual symptoms amid the highest annual number of cases reported since 2014, according ...

Between rampant myths about vaccine safety and competing guidelines for pediatric vaccines floating around on the web, it's ...

Meningitis is rare and preventable thanks to childhood vaccines, but it should still be on every parent's radar. Primarily ...

A vaccination campaign against meningococcal B bacteria has been launched in the Chambéry and Lyon-East regions of France. This campaign follows an increase in cases of infection since June 2022 with ...

Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and septicemia, with about 1.2 million cases of infection and 135,000 deaths globally each year. Because death can ...

Alexander 'Zander' Philogene died after contracting the disease following a trip to Portugal ...

Meningococcal disease often makes headlines when cases spike or it claims a life. On Saturday, Lloyd Dunham died while on holiday in Tasmania after contracting the W strain of the disease. So what is ...