Meningococcal meningitis, a serious infection in adults and children

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Meningococcal meningitis is an infection perceived as rare, yet in 2019 doctors recorded more than one case per day and more than one death per week on average in our country. Indeed, a study by Public Health France and the Institut Pasteur reports 459 cases diagnosed and 55 deaths during the year 2019 in metropolitan France and in the overseas territories.

Meningococcal meningitis is an infection caused by bacteria Neisseria meningitidis, also called meningococcus. Grouped into 12 serogroups…

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