ABUJA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of an outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) across four local government areas in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kebbi has risen from 26 to 56, health ...

Local pediatric experts have warned about the disease called Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD), especially among children.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued a Health Alert Network notice to healthcare providers ...

Researchers found "exceedingly high" levels of gonococcal tetracycline resistance in 8 African and Asian countries.

At least 26 people have been killed in an outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) across four local government areas ...

A suspected outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in Kebbi has killed no fewer than 26 persons, according to Kebbi Government.

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has announced that Umrah travellers to Saudi Arabia are no longer required to be vaccinated against Neisseria meningitis. The new directive, issued on ...

Penmenvy, approved for use in individuals aged 10 through 25 years, targets five major serogroups of Neisseria meningitidis (A, B, C, W, and Y), the common cause of IMD. The vaccine is an ...

The vaccine targets five major serogroups of Neisseria meningitidis (A, B, C, W, and Y), which commonly cause invasive meningococcal disease (IMD). The vaccine combines the antigenic components of ...