News: meningococcal disease

Meningococci evades pandemic lockdown measures

A group of teenagers sit and smile.
Posted on Aug 26 2022 by Lee Gaskin

Social distancing, online classes and the temporary closure of pubs, bars and nightclubs failed to stop the spread of meningococcal bacteria among school leavers, a new study from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide has found.

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Study results will inform immunisation programs globally

B Part of It study
Posted on Jan 23 2020 by David Ellis

The results of the B Part of It study – the largest meningococcal B herd immunity study ever conducted – are published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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