The Health Protection Agency confirms two cases of meningitis and one suspected case at two schools in Torquay,
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School meningitis cases confirmed
School meningitis cases confirmed
January 26, 2012 By
Meningitis unconfirmed in death; unrelated case at SBHS
November 8, 2011 By
San Benito County Public Health officials confirmed that a Ladd Lane Elementary School student was treated for bacterial meningitis last week, but doctors treating the child said the test results confirming meningitis have been inconclusive, according to an announcement from the agency. The county health officials also confirmed that they have been notified of an unrelated case of viral …
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Meningitis unconfirmed in death; unrelated case at SBHS
Local School Nurses Unite Community to Combat Low Meningitis Vaccination Rates Among Preteens and Teens in San Diego
September 28, 2011 By
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Low rates of meningococcal vaccination among adolescents in California has triggered The San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) to join forces with the California School Nurses Organization (CSNO) to declare this week San Diego…
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Local School Nurses Unite Community to Combat Low Meningitis Vaccination Rates Among Preteens and Teens in San Diego
Approval for Meningitis Vaccine Expanded to Include Toddlers
July 11, 2011 By
MONDAY, April 25 (HealthDay News) — Use of the Menactra vaccine has been expanded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to prevent meningitis and other forms of meningococcal disease in children as young as 9 months, the agency said in a news release.
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Approval for Meningitis Vaccine Expanded to Include Toddlers
