Fears over meningitis superbug strains
MENINGITIS C superbugs that are impervious to vaccines could pose a new threat to children, research claimed yesterday.
Scientists in the UK have identified three strains with heightened resistance to vaccine-triggered immune responses.
At present there are no reports of emerging vaccine-resistant meningitis C. But experts fear if the strains get a foothold they could undermine the vaccine, introduced in 1999.
Each year, more than 2,000 people, mostly children, are affected by meningitis in Britain, costing 300 lives.
The full article contains 86 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
08 June 2008 9:55 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
Hospital superbugs
