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Mashup Score: 10Virginia Department of Health Announces Statewide Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease - Virginia Department of Health - 8 month(s) ago
(RICHMOND, Va.) — The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is announcing a statewide outbreak of meningococcal disease. Twenty-seven cases of meningococcal disease, caused by the bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis type Y, have been reported in eastern, central, and southwest Virginia since June 2022. This development is three times the expected number of cases during this […]
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Mashup Score: 7
The Virginia Department of Health is responding to a statewide outbreak of meningococcal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y. The first case was detected in June 2022, and the outbreak was declared in the eastern region in September 2022. The same strain has since been identified in the southwest and central regions […]
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This disease can cause sepsis and meningitis Symptoms may include headache, fever, nausea or vomiting, sensitivity to light, sleepiness, a stiff neck and possibly a skin rash If you have these symptoms get evaluated and treated quickly. Info 👇 https://t.co/dTNUQg3KoE
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Mashup Score: 33COVID-19 Cases by Vaccination Status – Coronavirus - 3 year(s) ago
As a reminder: All data are preliminary and subject to change. Dashboard Updated: Weekly on Friday A COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough case is defined as the detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA or antigen in a respiratory specimen collected from a person ≥14 days after receipt of all recommended doses of an FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine. A death associated with a vaccine breakthrough case must meet the…
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@PaulSaxMD @CDCgov Have you seen the Virginia dashboard? https://t.co/ZqgW7kfC9L
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⚠️Worrying situation in #Virginia⚠️ -27 cases of #meningococcal disease, caused Neisseria meningitidis type Y, since June 2022. -26 cases not #vaccinated -5 deaths This disease causes septic shock, #meningitis & death Get #vaccinated https://t.co/vY05xexMgz