Research projects

Estimating the total burden of invasive meningococcal disease in England using multiple data sources

Estimating the total burden of invasive meningococcal disease in England using multiple data sources

Defining meningitis in UK children in the conjugate vaccine era

Defining meningitis in UK children in the conjugate vaccine era

MRF Meningococcus Genome Library

MRF Meningococcus Genome Library

Development of a molecular biology tool based algorithm to improve the diagnosis in the African Meningitis Belt

Development of a molecular biology tool based algorithm to improve the diagnosis in the African Meningitis Belt

Study of the duration of protection after mass vaccination with a new vaccine against epidemic meningitis in the general population of Burkina Faso, a country of the African meningitis belt

Study of the duration of protection after mass vaccination with a new vaccine against epidemic meningitis in the general population of Burkina Faso, a country of the African meningitis belt

Adult meningitis caused by herpes viruses

Adult meningitis caused by herpes viruses

An in-depth study of genes involved with the susceptibility and the severity of meningococcal disease in children

An in-depth study of genes involved with the susceptibility and the severity of meningococcal disease in children

Examination of two meningococcal surface proteins as potential vaccine targets

Examination of two meningococcal surface proteins as potential vaccine targets

Improving the outcome of bacterial meningitis in newborn infants in Malawi

Improving the outcome of bacterial meningitis in newborn infants in Malawi

meningitis & septicaemia can kill in hours!

People who are faced with meningitis and septicaemia have to act fast to help save a life.

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