Meningitis

Indications: The meningococcal vaccine provides immunity against meningitis caused by meningococcal bacteria.

Vaccination: For children aged 12 months and over, adolescents and adults, only one dose is needed.

Protection: Good protection obtained for about three years.

Side effects include:

• Headache
• Fever
• Redness around injection site
• Pain and swelling at site of injection

Meningitis Vaccination Resource:

Whom and Where Are We Not Vaccinating? Coverage after the Introduction of a New Conjugate Vaccine against Group A Meningococcus in Niger in 2010.
Kim SH, Pezzoli L, Yacouba H, Coulibaly T, Djingarey MH, Perea WA, Wierzba TF.
PLoS One. 2012;7(1):e29116. Epub 2012 Jan 20
Mumps vaccine effectiveness against orchitis.
Hahné S, Whelan J, van Binnendijk R, Swaan C, Fanoy E, Boot H, de Melker H.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Jan;18(1):191-3. doi: 10.3201/eid1801.111178
Serotyping and antibiotic susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains isolated in Algeria from 2001 to 2010.
Tali-Maamar H, Laliam R, Bentchouala C, Touati D, Sababou K, Azrou S, Azzam M, Amhis W, Oussadou L, Belouni R, Smati F, Rahal K.
Med Mal Infect. 2012 Jan 17. [Epub ahead of print
Meningitis: is a major cause of disability amongst Papua New Guinea children?
Karthikeyan P, Ramalingam KP.
Disabil Rehabil. 2012 Jan 19. [Epub ahead of print
Immunogenicity and safety of LBVH0101, a new Haemophilus influenzae type b tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine, compared with Hiberix™ in Korean infants and children: A randomized trial.
Kim KH, Kim YK, Kim NH, Chang SH, Lee J, Park EA, Park SE, Eun BW, Lee H, Lee HJ.
Vaccine. 2012 Jan 13. [Epub ahead of print
Adverse events following immunization during mass vaccination campaigns at first introduction of a meningococcal A conjugate vaccine in Burkina Faso, 2010.
Ouandaogo CR, Yaméogo TM, Diomandé FV, Sawadogo C, Ouédraogo B, Ouédraogo-Traoré R, Pezzoli L, Djingarey MH, Mbakuliyemo N, Zuber PL.
Vaccine. 2012 Jan 6. [Epub ahead of print
Definition and characterization of localised meningitis epidemics in Burkina Faso: a longitudinal retrospective study.
Tall H, Hugonnet S, Donnen P, Dramaix-Wilmet M, Kambou L, Drabo F, Mueller JE.
BMC Infect Dis. 2012 Jan 5;12(1):2. [Epub ahead of print
[An infant with meningitis caused by resistant pneumococcus: infection despite vaccination].
van der Meer H, van Zwol A, Spanjaard L, van Furth AM.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2012;156(1):A3806. Dutch.
Tuberculous Meningitis in Bacille Calmette-Guerin-Vaccinated Children : Clinical Spectrum and Outcome.
Khemiri M, Bagais A, Ben Becher S, Bousnina S, Bayoudh F, Mehrezi A, Lakhoua R, Barsaoui S.
J Child Neurol. 2011 Dec 21. [Epub ahead of print
The changing and dynamic epidemiology of meningococcal disease.
Halperin SA, Bettinger JA, Greenwood B, Harrison LH, Jelfs J, Ladhani SN, McIntyre P, Ramsay ME, Sáfadi MA.
Vaccine. 2011 Dec 15. [Epub ahead of print
Population-based surveillance for invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumonia in infants and young children in Goiânia, Brazil.
Andrade AL, Oliveira R, Vieira MA, Minamisava R, Pessoa V Jr, Brandileone MC, Alves SL, Alfieri F, Pagliarini R, Moraes JC, Gray S, Rodgers GL.
Vaccine. 2011 Dec 15. [Epub ahead of print
Potential serotype coverage of three pneumococcal conjugate vaccines against invasive pneumococcal infection in Italian children.
Azzari C, Moriondo M, Cortimiglia M, Valleriani C, Canessa C, Indolfi G, Ricci S, de Martino M, Resti M; the Italian group for the study of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease.
Vaccine. 2011 Dec 14. [Epub ahead of print
Recurrent bacterial meningitis by three different pathogens in an isolated asplenic child.
Uchida Y, Matsubara K, Wada T, Oishi K, Morio T, Takada H, Iwata A, Yura K, Kamimura K, Nigami H, Fukaya T.
J Infect Chemother. 2011 Nov 17. [Epub ahead of print
Does meningitis after cochlear implantation remain a concern in 2011?
Lalwani AK, Cohen NL.
Otol Neurotol. 2012 Jan;33(1):93-5
Protecting the world against meningitis: new recommendations from the CDC's advisory committee on immunization practices.
Cyrus SS.
J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2011 Oct;111(10 Suppl 6):S17-9
Inhibition of IL-10 production by maternal antibodies against Group B Streptococcus GAPDH confers immunity to offspring by favoring neutrophil recruitment.
Madureira P, Andrade EB, Gama B, Oliveira L, Moreira S, Ribeiro A, Correia-Neves M, Trieu-Cuot P, Vilanova M, Ferreira P.
PLoS Pathog. 2011 Nov;7(11):e1002363. Epub 2011 Nov 17
The continuing role of Haemophilus influenzae type b carriage surveillance as a mechanism for early detection of invasive disease activity.
Jacups SP.
Hum Vaccin. 2011 Dec;7(12):1254-60. Epub 2011 Dec 1
Effect of vaccination with an inactivated vaccine on transplacental transmission of BTV-8 in mid term pregnant ewes and heifers.
van der Sluijs MT, Schroer-Joosten DP, Fid-Fourkour A, Vrijenhoek MP, Debyser I, Gregg DA, Dufe DM, Moulin V, Moormann RJ, de Smit AJ.
Vaccine. 2012 Jan 11;30(3):647-55. Epub 2011 Nov 19
[Epidemiology and risk factors associated with religious pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. Results of a prospective cohort 2008-2009.]
Valerio L, Arranz Y, Hurtado B, Roure S, Reina MD, Martínez-Cuevas O, Sabrià M.
Gac Sanit. 2011 Nov 19. [Epub ahead of print] Spanish.
A Randomized Trial to Assess Safety and Immunogenicity of Alternative Formulations of a Quadrivalent Meningococcal (A, C, Y, and W-135) Tetanus Protein Conjugate Vaccine in Toddlers.
McVernon J, Nolan T, Richmond P, Reynolds G, Nissen M, Lambert SB, Marshall H, Papa T, Rehm C.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Jan;31(1):e15-e23
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