The Latest Breaking News from Meningitis

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Tick borne encephalitis, which can cause meningitis, has recently had its first confirmed case in England, the UK Health Security Agency warned, as the virus was detected in a number of other areas too

Leading charity Meningitis Now has warned people not to be complacent after meningitis cases doubled in a year. There is also increasing concern bout the number of fatal cases of meningitis occurring in adults over the past three months.

WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGE An 11-year-old Jordanian boy has passed away after contracting meningitis from a dog bite in the city's capital Amman

A Perth dad with his heart set on raising awareness of meningitis has thanked his local sponsor JBC Joiners for helping support a series of forthcoming athletic challenges.

Australia's health chief issued a public warning after encephalitis virus was detected at sites in flood-ravaged areas of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia

The disease is an infection of the membrane protecting the brain and spinal cord caused by viruses

Meningitis cases are back on the rise following the lifting of lockdown restrictions after the pandemic - with musician Jeff Beck dying of the illness last month

The figures indicate that nearly a third of MenB cases occurred in children under five