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meningococcal

American  
[muh-ning-goh-kahk-uhl] / məˌnɪŋ goʊˈkɑk əl /

adjective

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


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Cases happen every year - in 2024-2025, there were 378 cases of invasive meningococcal disease, according to official data.

From BBC May 15, 2026

Meningitis B, or MenB, is behind most cases of more severe meningococcal disease in the UK.

From BBC May 15, 2026

The other element is whether teenagers have built up less immunity to meningococcal bacteria during their lives.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2026

She had contracted meningococcal type B meningitis despite being fully vaccinated.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

We had lobar pneumonia, meningococcal meningitis, streptococcal infections, diphtheria, endocarditis, enteric fevers, various septicemias, syphilis, and, always, everywhere, tuberculosis.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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