CDC: Alarming Rise in Serogroup Y Meningococcal Disease
Clinicians should be alert for invasive serogroup Y meningococcal disease in at-risk populations and those with unusual symptoms amid the highest annual number of cases reported since 2014, according to a new CDC health advisory. Sequence type (ST) 1466, a strain of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y, is fueling the majority of cases seen so far […]
Meningitis B Vaccine May Protect Against … Gonorrhea?
Vaccination against meningococcal serogroup B may also provide modest protection against gonorrhea, evidence from the U.S. and Australia showed. According to surveillance records from New York City and Philadelphia, complete vaccination with the four-component meningococcal serogroup B vaccine (MenB-4C; Bexsero) provided 40% protection against gonorrhea infection compared with no vaccination (adjusted prevalence ratio [APR] 0.60, […]