Bacteria that cause meningitis on the rise, CDC warns
US public health agency alert warns of 422 cases reported in the country last year, the highest since 2014
August 2023
British students urged to get meningitis jab to avoid serious illness
Health agency reports about one in eight teenagers old enough to start college have missed free MenACWY vaccination
May 2023
Fair Access
‘A gamechanger’: new meningitis vaccine hailed as major step
Successful trials in Africa of NmCV-5 vaccine open the door to affordable treatment for disease that kills 250,000 people a year
January 2023
‘I knew my son had gone’: Michael Rosen on the moment that changed his life – extract
In this extract from his new book, Getting Better, the author and poet describes the death of his beloved teenage son, Eddie
April 2022
A moment that changed me
A moment that changed me: after losing my hearing, newspapers helped me find a way to cope
The psychological effects of going deaf as a child were unbearable. But after stumbling across a front-page headline, reading the news helped me discover new worlds
January 2022
Meningitis B cases rising sharply among students in England, study finds
Exclusive: Cases are exceeding pre-pandemic levels, particularly in university students
April 2021
Sub-Saharan meningitis epidemics could be signalled by weather forecasts
Pilot scheme is under way to harness forecasts to predict where conditions that fuel cases are likely to develop
November 2019
Student at Bath Spa University dies after contracting meningitis
Students and staff told to be alert to signs of meningococcal infection, which include rash and vomiting
April 2018
Parents of boy who died from meningitis urge others to be vigilant
Hector Kirkham, three, died 12 hours after showing symptoms on day he went to hospital
July 2017
Meningitis vaccine may also cut risk of 'untreatable' gonorrhoea, study says
Bacteria causing two different illnesses belong to the same family and share much of the same genetic code providing unexpected cross protection
April 2017
Guardian Students
Surrey students offered meningitis B jab after undergraduate's death
First-year physics student John Igboanugo died and two others were treated in hospital after contracting illness
February 2017
Father of girl who died of meningitis condemns inaction on vaccine
Victoria takes jab at federal government as it offers meningococcal vaccinations
October 2016
GPs not carrying out basic checks on children with fever, study shows
Most under-fives with high temperatures not checked properly for signs that could indicate sepsis, meningitis or pneumonia
August 2016
Shortcuts
MenW, mumps and mono: a guide to student sickness
Young people urged to get vaccinated against aggressive meningitis W
July 2016
Call for all children to get meningitis B jab rejected over low stock fears
Government health advisers say extending programme to children under two would put stocks at risk and would not be cost effective
May 2016
Clinics to receive stocks of meningitis B vaccine after global shortage
GlaxoSmithKline says constraints that affected supply of Bexsero have eased and jab will be available from June
April 2016
Dr Dillner’s health dilemmas
Should I pay to vaccinate my child against meningitis B?
Meningitis is a killer – so immunisation is appealing. But at up to £390 for a full, three-jab course, and with limited effectiveness, it’s a hard choice to make
March 2016
Experience
Experience: I lost three limbs to meningitis as an adult
Doctors didn’t think I’d make it through the night, but three and a half weeks later, I opened my eyes
