No meningitis cases in Dubai says DHAThe Dubai Health Authority has reassured that there are no cases of meningococcal meningitis in Dubai. A four-year-old girl died in a private hospital in Dubai and rumours were spreading that she had meningococcal meningitis, DHA said a More… |
Meningitis jab made mandatory for Umrah pilgrimsVaccination against meningitis and other infectious diseases has been made mandatory for Umrah pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia, according to a report. The health requirements issued by Saudi Arabia for Haj and Umrah pilgrims a More… |
Meningitis suits depend on how injections are definedVictims of a deadly US meningitis outbreak are starting to sue the physicians and clinics that administered tainted steroid shots, and the success of the suits could hinge on whether judges decide the injections are subject to More… |
US meningitis cases mount; thousands at riskMore cases of fungal meningitis tied to contaminated steroid shots are expected to be confirmed on Tuesday, US health officials said, and some patients who received the injections may have to wait weeks to know if they are infe More… |
US meningitis outbreak death toll rises to 7The death toll from a widening outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to steroid injections has risen to seven, with 65 cases now reported in nine states, officials said on Saturday. The latest two deaths were reported on Saturday i More… |
Novartis drug guards against meningitis causeNovartis’ Bexsero vaccine helps protect toddlers against the most common cause of meningitis when used as a booster, the Swiss drugmaker said on Thursday based on a study, giving its meningitis franchise another lift. A late-stage study sh More… |