Monday, 18 February 2019

PRO/EDR> Meningitis, meningococcal - Ireland: emergence of serogroups W & Y

Meningitis - Neisseria -- Ireland
A rare form of deadly meningitis is on the rise in Ireland following a pattern seen in other countries, disease specialists have revealed.
The number of cases of the [_Neisseria meningitidis_ serogroup] W strain has increased from one in the year 2014 to 12 last year [2018]. There has also been an increase in [meningococcal] meningitis [serogroup] Y over the same period, up from 3 to 8 (See: ).
Neither strain is currently included in the vaccines to protect against meningitis [that] are

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6323665&promed&0

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