Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of bacterial meningitis and septicaemia worldwide
and is associated with high case fatality rates and serious life-long complications among …

Neisseria meningitidis is the main cause of meningitis and sepsis, potentially life-threatening
conditions. Thanks to advancements in vaccine development, vaccines are now available …

This report compiles and summarizes all recommendations from CDC's Advisory Committee
on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for use of meningococcal vaccines in the United States …

Background An effective, affordable, multivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine is
needed to prevent epidemic meningitis in the African meningitis belt. Data on the safety and …

This review article incorporates information from the 4th Global Meningococcal Initiative
summit meeting. Since the introduction of stringent COVID-19 infection control and lockdown …

Meningococcal disease remains an important cause of morbidity and death worldwide
despite the development and increasing implementation of effective vaccines. Elimination of …

Complement defects are associated with an enhanced risk of a broad spectrum of infectious
as well as systemic or local inflammatory and thrombotic disorders. Inherited complement …

Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) outbreaks associated with Hajj and Umrah
pilgrimage events in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are well recognized. Past …

Neisseria meningitidis, carried in the human nasopharynx asymptomatically by~ 10% of the
population, remains a leading cause of meningitis and rapidly fatal sepsis, usually in …

Outbreaks of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) are unpredictable, can be sudden and
have devastating consequences. We conducted a non-systematic review of the literature in …