A second teenager dies of meningitis in France
Two days after the death of a young woman in Rennes, a 17 -year -old teenager died of dazzling meningitis ...
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Vaccination: what will be the new obligations for infants in 2025?
Faced with the increase in cases of meningococci, the vaccination strategy is evolving. From January 1, 2025, two vaccines will ...
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Meningococci, papillomavirus: soon a double vaccination in college?
The government plans to organize "a combined HPV-Meningococcal campaign" in French colleges due to a resumption of the circulation of ...
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Meningitis: compulsory vaccination extended to babies from 2025
The new vaccination schedule provides for the expansion of compulsory vaccination against meningococci A, B, W and Y for infants ...
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A serious case of meningococcal purpura fulminans in a child in Corsica
In Corsica, a young child contracted purpura fulminans. This infection, caused by meningococcus bacteria, is a pediatric emergency. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Invasive meningococcal infections: cases explode in 2023
In 2023, France recorded a sharp increase of 72% in cases of invasive meningococcal infections. THE ESSENTIAL After several years ...
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Meningitis: cases exploded after Covid-19
The Pasteur Institute warns of the explosion in cases of meningococcal meningitis observed after the cessation of health measures put ...
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The multiplication of cases of meningitis revives the debate on vaccination
New recommendations concerning meningococcal vaccination could be formulated by the High Authority for Health. THE ESSENTIAL In 2022/2023, the number ...
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Meningococcal meningitis: a student admitted to intensive care in Nantes
A student is hospitalized in intensive care at the Nantes University Hospital because he has meningococcal meningitis, an infection of ...
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Invasive meningococcal disease: What is this pathology?
One person died from invasive meningococcal disease. What is this pathology? Is she dangerous? Explanations. THE ESSENTIAL Meningococcus does not ...
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Meningitis is back, we must vaccinate as soon as possible
Faced with new cases of meningococcal B meningitis in Rhône-Alpes, the Regional Health Agency is launching a major vaccination campaign.Meningitis ...
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Meningococcal meningitis: a serious infection in adults and children
Focus on meningococcal meningitis, a serious infection in adults and children. THE ESSENTIAL One in five people surviving an episode ...
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He had his legs amputated after eating leftover chicken rice
In Massachusetts, USA, a 19-year-old man had both legs amputated due to food poisoning. THE ESSENTIAL Sepsis refers to a ...
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Bacteriological meningitis: after the death of a high school student in Nice, measures to avoid contagion
In Nice, a 15-year-old boy died of lightning bacteriological meningitis on the night of Tuesday January 7 to Wednesday January ...
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Meningitis: antipsychotics to boost antibiotic treatment
Researchers from the Cochin Institute have discovered how to boost antibiotic treatment against bacterial meningitis: use antipsychotics. Relatively unknown to ...
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Meningitis: a death at a Business school in Montpellier
A student from a business school in Montpellier died of meningitis. He did not take seriously the headache from which ...
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Meningitis C: a sexually transmitted mutated strain
The homosexual and bisexual population is 10 times more at risk of infection by meningococcal group C in France. A ...
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Meningitis: a 14-year-old schoolboy died in the Rhône
Meningitis makes a new victim. A 14-year-old boy died in the Rhône, following a devastating type C meningococcal infection.Meningitis again ...
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Childhood meningitis: a quarter of deaths and serious sequelae are preventable
In a context of mistrust vis-à-vis vaccination, some children remain exposed to severe bacterial infections, such as meningitis, with a ...
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Boulogne-sur-Mer: a 5-year-old child dies of lightning meningitis, what signs should alert?
A 5-year-old boy, educated in the second section of kindergarten in Pas-de-Calais, died overnight from Monday to Tuesday as a ...
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Meningitis: a new case puts Calais on alert
A little girl from the Pont-du-Leu district in Calais suffers from meningitis. As this deadly disease is highly contagious, the ...
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Meningitis: a 20-year-old young woman dies, what signs should alert?
A few days after the death of a 23-year-old student from meningitis, in Carnon in the Hérault department, a 20-year-old ...
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Severe meningitis can present as a simple stomach ache
The new face of meningococcal meningitis, with initial presentations in the form of abdominal pain, may delay diagnosis and compromise ...
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Young man from Dijon struck down by meningitis: a dangerous strain
The young man who died of a fulminant and fatal form of meningitis in the Dijon region was victim of ...
Read moreA 13-year-old schoolgirl dies of lightning meningitis in the Somme
A 13-year-old girl died on December 31 at the University Hospital of Amiens, in the Somme, just hours after being ...
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Meningitis: 200 students vaccinated in Paris following a death
A vaccination campaign was organized by the Regional Health Agency to limit the epidemic risks linked to this contagious and ...
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Liberia: 4 deaths attributable to meningitis
Among the thirty people suffering from a mysterious disease, 4 have contracted meningitis. Intoxication is not ruled out, however. The ...
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Vaccinations: insufficient for measles and meningitis
The French are poorly protected against measles and meningitis C. These two diseases circulate on the territory and threaten the ...
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Lons-le-Saunier: a case of meningitis in a teenager
A case of meningococcal infection has been reported to the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regional health agency. The state of health of the ...
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Meningitis in Dijon: the risk still present on campus
The director general of the Regional Health Agency recalls that the bacteria could still circulate on campus, and underlines the ...
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