Wednesday, 7 June 2017

PRO/EDR> Falsified polysaccharide meningococcal ACWY vaccine - West Africa: WHO, alert

Meningitis - Neisseria -- Worldwide/Unknown
Falsified meningococcal ACWY vaccine circulating in West Africa
This Medical Product Alert relates to the circulation of a confirmed falsified meningococcal ACWY vaccine discovered in Niger.
This product is used to immunise against meningococcal disease serogroups A, C, W, and Y. Meningococcal meningitis vaccine is listed as a WHO Essential Medicine.
On 31 May 2017, the manufacturer "Bio-Manguinhos/Fiocruz" informed WHO that a falsified version of the following product was available

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2shz05j

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