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trend in NJ (see Figure 2). In 2023, 17 total confirmed meningococcal disease cases were reported in NJ (serogroups included: 12 Y; 3 B; 1 C; 1 unknown), including 2 deaths. This was the largest number of NJ meningococcal cases since 2013 where a total of 20 cases were reported (included an outbreak of serogroup B occurring on a college campus).
Nov 21, 2013 · CDC. A new case of meningitis was reported at a New Jersey university late Wednesday, raising worries that an outbreak of the potentially deadly infection may have spread beyond Princeton,...
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3 days ago · As of March 25, 143 cases of meningococcal disease have been reported in the United States, compared with 81 for the same period last year. For all of 2023, 422 cases were reported, the highest annual figure since 2014. This increase in cases is mainly caused by a particular type—serogroup Y—of Neisseria meningitidis bacteria, also known as ...
Cases of meningococcal disease in the United States have increased sharply since 2021 and now exceed pre-pandemic levels (see Figure 1). In 2023, 422 confirmed and probable meningococcal disease cases were reported in the United States (preliminary data).
Mar 28, 2024 · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to alert healthcare providers to an increase in invasive meningococcal disease, mainly attributable to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y (Figure).
Mar 29, 2024 · But as of Monday, 143 cases have been reported to the C.D.C. so far this year, 62 more than the number of cases reported last year during the same period. The illness is extremely dangerous.
