The Latest Breaking News from Meningitis

British students urged to get meningitis jab to avoid serious illness

Health agency reports about one in eight teenagers old enough to start college have missed free MenACWY vaccination

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023

Students warned they could be at risk of deadly bugs

A study showed some 13% of new students have missed vital vaccinations.

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

31-year-old dies of fungal infection during breast implant surgery: Know what happened

A 31-year-old social media influencer’s death due to a fungal infection following a breast implant surgery, which she had in Mexico, has shocked all. Crystal Villegas, the mother of three died after traveling to Mexico to undergo the surgery and contracting meningitis, Daily Mail reported. The Texas resident is the…

The Times of India · Aug 3, 2023

Boy, 10, who lost arms and legs to disease has home renovated for free by kind builders

Luke Mortimer became a quad-amputee after being struck down with meningococcal meningitis, which meant his home need to be redesigned

Daily Mirror · Jul 2, 2023

6 dead in a meningitis outbreak tied to Mexico clinics as officials struggle to reach more patients

U.S. health officials say the death toll from an outbreak of fungal meningitis tied to surgical procedures in a city along the U.S.-Mexico border has risen to six

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023

Giant African land snail invasion in Florida - warning that creatures could carry meningitis-causing parasite

Quarantine has been imposed in an area in Florida to combat an invasive infestation of giant African land snails that threaten agriculture, pets and humans alike

Daily Mirror · Jun 22, 2023

A+E Works With Ad Client GSK To Produce Meningitis B Awareness Film

Short features Soleil Moon Frye, Melissa Joan Hart

Multichannel News · Jun 20, 2023

Rugby star thanks GMB's Dr Hilary for saving his life 20 years on from nearly dying

Saracens and Wales rugby player Nick Tompkins has spoken about his meningitis battle and met Dr Hilary Jones, the man who helped save his life when he was just eight years old

Daily Mirror · Jun 19, 2023

Precise therapeutic target is provided by charting evolution of primary virulence component in E. coli: Study

This new study focused on a subpopulation of E. coli with a specific capsule - the extracellular barrier that surrounds a bacterium - known as K1. E. coli with this form of capsule has been linked to invasive illnesses such as bloodstream or kidney infections, as well as neonatal meningitis.…

Dynamite News · Jun 17, 2023

Two students at Bury College have died of meningococcal disease in three months

Following latest death - of barbering student Alfie Mullans - the UK Health Security Agency said the two cases are not related or linked and are different strains of meningococcal disease

Manchester Evening News · Jun 16, 2023