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US public health agency alert warns of 422 cases reported in the country last year, the highest since 2014

The CDC issued a health alert about an uptick in invasive meningococcal disease in 2023 that appears to be continuing into 2024.

Co-founder of pharmacy in deadly meningitis outbreak pleads no contest to manslaughter, faces prison time.

The risks of medical tourism are depicted in a study of U.S patients who traveled to two clinics for procedures like tummy tucks and butt lifts — and were exposed to a virulent fungal meningitis.

One in every three children with bacterial meningitis has irreparable neurological abnormalities as a result of the infection. Read further on Dynamite News:

Two types of baby formula are being recalled and it's thought more than 675,000 cans could be affected.

A VACCINE campaign has been launched following a drop in the number of young people opting for protection against serious diseases like meningitis.

10-year-old amputee exceeds fundraising goal by over 46 times through mountain climb

JSS Hospital in Mysuru conducted an awareness rally to promote adult immunisation for high-risk individuals. Vaccines are being administered to public, inpatients, outpatients, geriatric population, medical and dental students, high-risk category patients, alcoholics, etc. at a concessional rate to prevent infections like pneumonia, chicken pox and meningitis.

New research finds that the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in Southeast Asia are only 50% effective at treating sepsis and meningitis in newborns. It's a cause for global concern.

A study found that many common antibiotics were less than 50% effective at treating serious bacterial infections in children and newborn babies in the Asia-Pacific.