All news on the topic: Meningitis

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Mum killed by fungal brain infection after surgery - as CDC issue major warning
Lauren Robinson, 29, from Texas has been named as one of three Americans who died from fungal meningitis thought to have been contracted from a comestic surgery clinic in Mexico
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Warning sings of deadly meningitis as vaccine uptake plummets
The number of school children taking up the meningitis and the 3-in-1 jab has dropped from 88% to 69.2%, warns the UK Health Security Agency
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Woman dies after returning from holiday and saying she 'didn't feel right'
Bella Fidler, from Australia's Gold Coast, returned from a celebratory trip to Bali in Indonesia complaining of "flu-like symptoms" and told her parents she "didn't feel right" - later discovering that she had bacterial meningitis
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Brits may need another vaccine for new virus as UK gets warmer, expert warns
Prof Ian Jones, Professor of Virology, University of Reading, said tick borne encephalitis (TBEV) - new to the UK and spreading - could lead to Brits being advised to get vaccines
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Warning as meningitis cases double - Signs and symptoms to watch out for
Leading charity Meningitis Now has warned people not to be complacent after meningitis cases doubled in a year. There is also increasing concern bout the number of fatal cases of meningitis occurring in adults over the past three months.
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Urgent meningitis warning as cases soar post Covid with 6 early signs to know
Meningitis cases are back on the rise following the lifting of lockdown restrictions after the pandemic - with musician Jeff Beck dying of the illness last month
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'Fit and healthy' decorator's earache turned out to be infection that killed him
Doctors desperately tried to save Gareth Rowlands, 50, by placing him in an induced coma, but the damage to his brain was so severe that he was rendered 'incompatible with life'
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Tributes paid to 'amazing' young mum who died of meningitis on New Year's Day
Bella McOuat was described as 'a fab mama, an amazing wife' and someone who was passionate about improving the lives of children in care
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