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Outbreaks of bacterial meningococcal disease in England and recent cases in students in New Zealand have raised awareness of this serious and life-threatening disease. The disease is caused by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an alert to health care providers about bacterial infections as a strain ...

An unprecedented meningitis outbreak that occurred in Kent, UK, in March seems to have been driven by a bacterial strain taking genes from harmless microbes ...

Three children in far north Queensland have recently become unwell with meningococcal disease, a life-threatening infection caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis. Meanwhile, an adult and a ...

Kent State University officials confirmed Monday that a student living in Lake Hall has been diagnosed with a serious bacterial infection, Neisseria meningitidis. According to officials, the student ...

Federal officials are warning health care providers to be on the lookout for invasive meningococcal disease, a rare but potentially deadly illness that has increased in prevalence in recent years and ...

Over a dozen people are seriously unwell in hospital and two people have died from an outbreak of meningitis in the UK, according to reports from the UK Health Security Agency. It's believed that the ...

Meningitis is inflammation of the fluids surrounding the brain and spinal cord that usually develops due to an infection. Type C meningitis is a type of bacterial meningitis caused by the bacteria ...

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile County Health Officer Dr. Kevin Michaels has confirmed a case of bacterial infection Neisseria meningitidis in the county. According to a news release from the ...

A student who had been diagnosed with a serious bacterial infection in the bloodstream is still in the hospital but is recovering well, according to Kent State officials. Dr. Lisa Dannemiller, the ...