Africa: Preventable 'Meningitis Belt' Deaths Targeted in Health Agency Action Plan: [UN News] Millions of deaths could be avoided from meningitis if countries are able to adopt new guidelines designed to diagnose and treat the disease more effectively, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TK5HmY #Meningitis #Health #WHO #PublicHealth #Africa
Nigeria struggles to rein in a widespread meningitis outbreak that has killed at least 150 http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TK3W5F #Meningitis #NigeriaHealth #DiseaseOutbreak #PublicHealth #HealthCrisis
Sending D2 off to clinic to get her own #meningitis and #hpv #vaccines. She had meningitis already administered, but it was more than five years ago and the college requires one within five years. 
Getting it done! So adulty!
I'm 55+, and I rarely encounter commercials.
I do know that I need a doctor to prescribe the #HPV vax for people my age. Which is annoying af, because anyone can contract HPV, and I only recently heard that men are advised to get if if they are sexually active (I'm not, currently, though I anticipate sexing with someone in the future).
Meanwhile, my #pharmacy is pestering me to get the #RSV vax. Which, I'm not certain I'm particularly at risk of either catching it or transmitting it. The #university I applied to doesn't have a checkbox on the application for "not in the demographic that is required to get a #meningitis vax."
I'm on #marketplace insurance. I don't object to #vaccinations , but any that require me to pay for them may be delayed.
Nigerian confirms 26 meningitis deaths following outbreak since January http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJTWng #Meningitis #HealthNews #Kebbi #Nigeria #PublicHealth
Increase in #Adult #Patients with #Varicella Zoster Virus–Related Central Nervous System #Infections, #Japan
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, fhttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/12/24-0538_article
Abstract
An increase in the number of herpes zoster patients has been reported since universal varicella immunization was introduced, perhaps because of reduced opportunities for varicella patients to experience the natural booster effect caused by reexposure. We investigated recent trends of varicella zoster virus (VZV)–related central nervous system (CNS) infections at a university hospital in Japan. We enrolled patients with suspected CNS infection during 2013–2022 and tested cerebrospinal fluid samples by real-time PCR for DNA from 7 human herpesviruses. VZV DNA was the most commonly detected in 62 (10.2%) of 615 patients. Kulldorff’s circular spatial scan statistics demonstrated a significant temporal cluster of patients with VZV-related CNS infections during 2019–2022 (p = 0.008). Among persons with such infections, the percentage with aseptic meningitis was significantly higher during 2019–2022 (86.8%), when the temporal cluster of cases occurred, than during 2013–2018 (50.0%) (p = 0.0029).
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New technology enables targeted delivery of antibiotics https://www.byteseu.com/508606/ #Bacteria #BacterialVaginosis #DrugDelivery #Drugs #Food #Medicine #Meningitis #Nanomedicine #Pain #Pharmacy #Pneumolysin #Pneumonia #Research #sepsis #StreptococcusPneumoniae #Technology
Invasive meningococcal disease on the rise in some provinces. What to know
Cases of invasive meningococcal disease are rising in some provinces, prompting health officials to warn Canadians about the importance of vaccination.
#globalnews #Canada #Health #invasivemeningococcaldisease #Meningitis
https://globalnews.ca/news/10561910/invasive-meningococcal-canada-what-to-know/
Toronto Sees Spike in Invasive Meningitis Cases in 2024 With Two Fatal Cases https://epicnews.ca/canada/health/toronto-sees-spike-in-invasive-meningitis-cases-in-2024-with-two-fatal-cases-20240607/ #Canada #epidemic #health #Meningitis #news Toronto Public Health (TPH) has reported a concerning incre
This is not good...
"Meningitis outbreak in Saudi Arabia spreading to Muslim pilgrims"
#Hajj #Umrah #Meningitis #Disease #Contagion SaudiArabia #Islam #Religion #Pilgrims
Florida fourth grader dies of meningitis, health officials say
#meningitis
https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/florida-fourth-grader-died-of-meningitis-health-officials-say/
Aurora shelters offering vaccines to protect homeless from meningitis outbreak
‘Outbreaks are rare. It’s a rare infection, but it’s extremely serious’
"immature immune cells, rather than underdeveloped anatomical barriers, may contribute to neonatal susceptibility to CNS infection"
#Immunology #infectiousdiseases #meningitis #encephalitis #infections
Pretty exciting to see oral amphotericin behaving comparably to IV amphotericin for #HIV associated #Cryptococcus #meningitis
Phase 2 open label #RCT, so not quite there yet, but big potential win in simplicity and access to treatment for
#Cryptococcusneoformans & other #fungal diseases, potentially even #mucor
#infectiousdiseases #mycology #IDMastodon #MedMastodon #medicine @infectiousdiseases
https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciad440/7246927
AMP has just published!
"Streptococcus pyogenes Meningitis in a Pediatric Patient: Case Report"
Clinical Case by Lara Torres, Alexandra M. Rodrigues, Catarina Francisco, Sónia Santos and Pedro Carvalho, from the Pediatrics Department at Hospital de Sousa Martins, in Guarda.
Full paper available here:
https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/19941
#Florida city under #quarantine after deadly #GiantAfricanLandSnail detected
Story by Katherine Donlevy, June 20, 2023
"State officials placed part of a Florida city under quarantine Tuesday as they race to eradicate the invasive, parasite-carrying invasive giant African snail.
"The 3.5-mile section of #Miramar in #BrowardCounty — located just 11 miles west of Hollywood — will be covered in a metaldehyde-based molluscicide to exterminate the insects after a giant African snail was found in the area earlier this month.
"Residents will be able to move out of the treatment area freely but are prevented from moving any plant-based supplies that could harbor the mammoth mollusk’s eggs.
“Under the quarantine, it is unlawful to move a giant African land snail or a regulated article, including, but not limited to, plants, plant parts, plants in soil, soil, yard waste, debris, compost or building materials, within, through or from the defined quarantine area without a compliance agreement,” the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced.
"The agency confirmed that a giant African snail — which can stretch up to 8 inches long — was spotted in the area in June, prompting an increased survey.
"Giant African snails have been contended as 'one of the most damaging snails in the world' for their threat to both agriculture and human life. The invasive Giant African land snail carried the rat lungworm parasite that can induce #meningitis in humans."
I nearly stepped on this beautiful snail. Probably should have. Turns out the Giant African snail is one of many invasive mollusks on the Big Island.
Not only does it devastate local flora, it can give you meningitis via the rat lungworm parasite.
If you don't yet know Professor Sheena Cruickshank, she's an immunologist based in UK & a member of Independent SAGE. When she says we urgently need social media to help re info about vaccine catch-up for teens/children who missed them during pandemic lockdowns, she knows what she's talking about... so adding my wee bit, here, to ask for lots of boosting on this one.
https://fediscience.org/@Sheencr/110253573569315943
Cui Bono? 
