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Princeton meningitis strain confirmed in Drexel fatal case
Eight days ago, the community at Drexel University in Philadelphia was shocked by the sudden death of 19-year-old sophomore Stephanie Ross. At the time it was suspected that the cause of her dearth was bacterial More...
Update: Princeton meningitis case confirmed positive for Neisseria meningitidis group B
In a follow up to a report last week, Princeton University has announced that a student that was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis last Tuesday, has been confirmed to have an infection with Neisseria meningitidis More...
Princeton researcher to conduct meningitis B vaccine study
Princeton University received attention back in March 2013 following eight cases of infection from serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis bacteria, and a total of nine cases associated with the university. To prevent More...
Princeton vaccinates hundreds on first day with meningitis B vaccine, Bexsero
According to Princeton University, as of 4:30 p.m today, 1,261 individuals were vaccinated to help protect against meningococcal disease caused by serogroup B bacteria. Neisseria meningitidisImage/CDC In a More...
Princeton to host ‘open forums’ about meningitis and the vaccination
Princeton University announced today that they will be holding open forums Thursday and Friday (Dec. 5 and 6) for faculty, staff and students who want to learn more about the meningococcal vaccine and bacterial More...
CDC expert talks about Princeton, UC Santa Barbara meningitis B cases
In response to the 11 Neisseria meningitis serogroup B cases reported between Princeton University in New Jersey and the University of California, Santa Barbara, CDC meningitis expert, Dr Amanda Cohn addressed the More...
Princeton announces dates for receiving meningitis B vaccine
The New Jersey university, which has experienced eight cases of serogroup B meningococcal disease since March, has announced the dates they will be administering the vaccine that helps protect against meningococcal More...
Princeton University reports 8th meningitis case
A Princeton University student is receiving treatment after she was diagnosed with meningitis yesterday. The student developed symptoms Wednesday night and went to the University’s McCosh Health Center, from More...
Princeton considers the use of Bexsero meningitis vaccine to curb spread of meningitis B
Following the seventh confirmed case of Neisseria meningitis B infection at Princeton University since March, the school is considering the use of a European Union/Australia -approved vaccine that will protect against More...
‘Probable’ meningococcal meningitis case reported at Princeton, could be sixth case this year
Princeton University officials have announced that a female student with “probable meningococcal disease” may be the sixth bacterial meningitis case since the spring, according to a Princeton press release More...
Princeton: ‘Mine. Not Yours.’ cups distributed to prevent meningitis
In response to last spring’s meningococcal meningitis outbreak that affected five people at Princeton University, the school’s Student Health Advisory Board rolled out an initiative to raise awareness More...
Princeton University student diagnosed with meningitis
A Princeton University student has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis and is being treated at a local hospital, according to a university news release May 7. The yet unnamed student was taken to the hospital More...
Bexsero, meningitis B vaccine vaccination campaign results released
Novartis has announced the initial results of a large-scale vaccination campaign with Bexsero® (Meningococcal Group B Vaccine [rDNA, component, adsorbed]) to help protect against meningitis B within the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean More...
Novartis seeks FDA approval for meningitis B vaccine, Bexsero
Basel, June 17, 2014 – Novartis announced today the submission of a Biologic License Application (BLA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for marketing approval for the use of Bexsero® (Multicomponent More...
Hartt School senior, Patrick Chittenden, died from meningococcal meningitis: University of Hartford official
Bacterial meningitis has been confirmed as the cause of death of a senior at the Hartt School at the University of Hartford who died late last week, according to a university official Saturday. In a health advisory More...
Bexsero, meningitis B vaccine, receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation
PRESS RELEASE Novartis announced today that Bexsero® (Meningococcal Group B Vaccine [rDNA, component, adsorbed]) has received a Breakthrough Therapy designation from the United States Food and Drug Administration More...
Meningococcal meningitis group B confirmed in Drexel University student fatality
In a follow-up to a report Tuesday, Philadelphia health officials confirm that the strain of bacterial meningitis implicated in the death of Drexel University sophomore, 19-year-old Stephanie Ross was serogroup More...
Princeton student’s possible adverse reaction to Bexsero: What is Rhabdomyolysis?
Just one week after Princeton University administered the second dose of the unlicensed meningococcal meningitis vaccine, Bexsero, and the week the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) began giving the More...
UC Santa Barbara will be offering the meningitis B vaccine, Bexsero, starting Feb. 24
In a follow-up to a story one month ago, The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), who has experienced four cases of meningococcal meningitis group B during a three week time frame in Nov. 2013, will More...
UCSB: CDC will make meningitis B vaccine available ‘if the circumstances of this outbreak warrant its use’
Just as the vaccine clinics at Princeton opened this Monday to immunize undergraduates and select others against the outbreak strain of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B, the University of California, Santa Barbara More...
