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Rifampin, ceftriaxone, or azithromycin are recommended as first-line alternatives to ciprofloxacin prophylaxis for close contacts of people with meningococcal disease in areas where the disease is ...
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A general view of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta (Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory on ...
A vaccination campaign against meningococcal B bacteria has been launched in the Chambéry and Lyon-East regions of France. This campaign follows an increase in cases of infection since June 2022 with ...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Chicago Department of Public Health has issued a new warning, following a local uptick in invasive bacterial meningococcal disease cases. So far, there have been eight cases of ...
Two Tasmanian women have been hospitalized with invasive meningococcal disease, bringing the number of cases nationally so far this year to 48. Health authorities are urging people to watch for ...
Most of the patients are Black or African American between ages 30 and 60. Health officials in Virginia have announced the state is experiencing an outbreak of rare, but serious meningococcal disease.
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of State Health Services issued a health advisory regarding an increase in meningococcal disease cases. According to DSHS, there has been an ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WJHL) – The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has announced a statewide breakout of the “rare but serious illness” meningococcal disease. On Wednesday, the VDH reported 27 cases of ...
HOUSTON – The student at a Houston Independent School District’s Bonham Elementary School has died after testing positive for Meningococcal Disease. In an email sent to KPRC 2, the Houston Health ...
OXFORD — A suspected case of meningococcal disease has been reported on Miami University’s campus in Oxford. The rare disease can be very serious and potentially life-threatening, but university ...
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile County Health Department has confirmed a case of meningococcal disease -- the first case ...