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Meningococcal Disease Online Resource Guide Meningococcal disease, often referred to as meningitis or meningococcemia, is a serious and potentially fatal bacterial infection that most often causes severe swelling of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord (meningitis) or a serious blood infection (meningococcemia). The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) has developed several online resources reporters can download and reference when developing story segments on meningococcal disease. These materials are designed to provide media with disease and immunization information, as well as editorial topics to support development of meningococcal disease media coverage. NFID encourages reporters to access these materials throughout the year, as additional resources and editorial topics will be added on an ongoing basis. To receive alerts from NFID following content updates, please click on “Register for E-mail Updates.” On February 23, 2007, NFID held a telebriefing, entitled "Meningococcal Immunization at Key Adolescent Milestones Critical to Keeping America’s Youth Healthy," for media to hear from and interact with the nation’s leading experts on meningococcal disease and immunization and discuss the role of media in shaping information about meningococcal disease that is presented to the public. Key topics included:
Please click here to access the archived teleconference and to learn more about the experts that presented during the event. |
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