CDC, Virginia warn of invasive meningococcal bacterial outbreak --rare but severe.

CDC warns of invasive bacterial outbreak amid spike in cases and fatality rates: 'Rare but severe' An invasive bacterial infection is on the rise in the U.S., according to the CDC. A physician at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center shared tips on treatment and prevention. Yahoo News

Cases of meningococcal disease, mainly caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis, reached 422 last year, the highest annual number of cases reported since 2014, the agency stated in the alert.

So far this year, 143 cases have been reported to the CDC (as of March 25), which is 62 more than the number reported at the same time last year. ...

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