Is meningitis an emerging, re-emerging, or endemic disease?

N meningitis type B is not covered by typical meningococcal vaccine and there are some outbreaks in college campuses which required a new N meningitis B vaccine to be emergently licensed. Strep pneumonia is endemic. read more

In developing countries, the burden of disease caused by emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases not only places a great strain on the already stretched health services, but also adds to the socio-economic burden of families and individuals. In South East Asia, emerging diseases include HIV infection, cholera, tuberculosis, malaria, dengue hemorrhagic fever, viral hepatitis, meningitis and Japanese encephalitis. read more

Summary: Taken together, ENERI addresses endemic, neglected, emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases of importance in Uganda, and globally. Linking narratives are the quest for effective vaccines, and the role of molecular epidemiology in understanding disease patterns, pathogenesis and drug resistance. read more