Meningitis – Neisseria — United Kingdom
A warning has been issued over a deadly strain [of a bacterium that causes meningococcal] meningitis — which has seen an 88 percent rise in cases in the last year [2014-2015].
Meningococcal W — known as ‘Men W’ — was 1st identified in Brazil in 2005 but has become increasingly prevalent in the UK. It is the deadliest form of meningococcal disease with the highest death rate but can be treated in intensive care if caught early enough.
New figures reveal that between July 2013 and June
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