Since the rollout of the conjugate MenC vaccine in 2001 and the MenACWY in 2018, rates of invasive meningococcal disease have ...

Two women in Tasmania were hospitalized with invasive meningococcal disease, leading to increased health warnings.

Neisseria meningitidis, also called meningococcus, is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children and teens. In adults, it's the second most common cause.

(Alliance News) - GSK PLC on Saturday said the US Food & Drug Administration has approved its vaccine against five common disease-causing serogroups of Neisseria meningitidis. The FDA approved ...

Neisseria meningitidis, the most common cause of bacterial meningitis, is classified into 12 serogroups based on its capsule composition. An expert explains what they mean.

The five main serogroups — labelled A, B, C, W, and Y — cause most of the disease set off by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis. It is a rare but serious illness that mostly affects ...

Mobile County health officials said Neisseria meningitidis, also known […] MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile County Health Officer Dr. Kevin Michaels has confirmed a case of bacterial ...

N. meningitidis bacteria cause meningococcal disease. About 1 in 10 people have these bacteria in the back of th eir noses and throats without getting sick. The bacteria may cause infection when ...

Neisseria meningitidis bacteria, for instance, can not only be transmitted but is so contagious that "in many cases, persons who have been in close contact with patients with Neisseria ...

Approximately 1,300 Ohio State students might have been exposed to meningitis after a student tested positive for meningococcal disease last week. Kelli Newman, director of public affairs and ...

Two Tasmanian women have been hospitalized with invasive meningococcal disease, bringing the number of cases nationally so ...

Mobile County health officials said Neisseria meningitidis, also known as meningococcal disease, can cause meningitis, which ...