meningococcal

[muh-ning-goh-kahk-uhl]

adjective

1. relating to or caused by the meningococcus, a bacterium.

Example Sentences

But the 19-year-old, who had unknowingly contracted meningococcal type B meningitis, died in her sleep in the summer of 2022.

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Claire Wright, senior insights manager at Meningitis Research Foundation, said people aged between 15 and 24 were at "particularly high risk" of meningococcal disease due to high levels of social interaction and close living conditions, such as university halls of residence.

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But, at the moment, the MenB vaccine – the only protection against type B meningococcal bacteria, which makes up 90% of the meningitis cases in the UK – was only available to children.

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Acip has a meeting scheduled starting 25 June, at which members are scheduled to vote on recommendations for vaccines for Covid, flu, meningococcal disease, RSV and other illnesses.

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The youngster's infection led to meningococcal septicaemia.

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