In 2024, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that cases of meningitis were on the rise in the US. In particular, there were increasing reports of a type of bacterial meningitis caused by meningococcus serogroup Y. This announcement set alarm bells ringing, because bacterial meningitis has the potential to become very serious or even fatal if not treated quickly.
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