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World Meningitis Day

The Connection Between Group B Streptococcus (GBS) and Meningitis

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GBS and One Health

Over the past three decades several novel zoonotic infectious diseases have emerged due to human activities such as changes in ecosystems, land-use, intensification of agriculture, urbanization and international travel and trade.

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What pregnant women should know about Group B Streptococcus (GBS)?

Time after time, we hear the stories of mothers who have experienced loss of their newborn babies or severe manifestations caused by infections they had never heard of or that they were told that they were not that important.

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‘Better quantitative understanding of the trajectories of GBS carriage during pregnancy is essential for the design of informative epidemiological studies.’

Maternal colonization by Group B Streptococcus (GBS) can lead to severe infection in neonates and has also been associated with prematurity and stillbirth.

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Group B Strep disease in non-pregnant adults

Group B streptococcus (GBS) or Streptococcus agalactiae is a type of bacteria that commonly inhabits the gastrointestinal and genital tracts of healthy individuals. While it is a commensal organism in most situations, certain conditions can cause GBS to become pathogenic and result in disease.

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Maternal Strep B vaccination could prevent “tens of thousands of newborn deaths and stillbirths”

An effective maternal Group B Strep vaccine deployed worldwide could prevent tens of thousands of newborn deaths and stillbirths each year

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Preventing maternal, early-onset and late-onset neonatal GBS infections.

Why do we need to step forward towards a maternal GBS-vaccine?

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Meningitis Research Foundation’s Conference, 7th – 8th November 2023

We are pleased to announce that Meningitis Research Foundation’s biennial conference will be held on 7–8 November 2023 at the British Museum in London.

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Signs and Symptoms of GBS in Newborns

Dr Javairia Khalid, a member of the ‘Young ISSAD’ Committee, has created a handy infographic regarding the symptoms of GBS disease in newborns compared to people of other ages who get GBS disease.

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Present your research at the virtual Group B Strep in Pregnancy & Babies 2023 Conference – Wednesday 17 May 2023

Abstracts are now being accepted for the above annual virtual conference, which brings together experts from the UK and around the world to share knowledge and discuss the latest developments in this field.

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MinervaX announces 72M EUR financing to advance development of novel vaccine against Group B Streptococcus

MinervaXApS, a privately held Danish biotechnology company developing a novel vaccine against Group B Streptococcus (GBS), today announces the successful completion of a 72 million EUR financing round.

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ISSAD Conference 2021 – Poster Prize

Congratulations to Abeba Mengist, Assistant Professor of Medical Microbiology in Debre Markos University, Ethiopia.

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Group B Streptococcus colonization in mothers from Karachi, Pakistan

An article by Javairia Khalid, lecturer at The Aga Khan University in Pakistan.

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Group B Strep the leading identified infectious cause of stillbirth and neonatal death in the UK

New data published in MBRRACE-UK’s Perinatal Mortality Surveillance Report 2020 has found that group B Strep is the most commonly identified cause of stillbirth and neonatal death.