The Latest Breaking News from Meningitis

Abbey Clancy and Peter Crouch have recalled their fear after their daughter Sophia was blue-lighted to hospital after contracting viral meningitis while on holiday

New figures show vaccination rates in year 9 children have plunged, with 31 per cent not having key jab

Many children are now not protected against diseases including meningitis, polio, diphtheria and tetanus

A dip in vaccine coverage means more children are not protected against potentially deadly disease.

Bella Fidler, from Australia's Gold Coast, returned from a celebratory trip to Bali in Indonesia complaining of "flu-like symptoms" and told her parents she "didn't feel right" - later discovering that she had bacterial meningitis

Australian parenting group gives tips on how to check if blemishes are serious medical conditions

The new mum explained how she first noticed the small mark which failed to turn white when she applied pressure to the area - before being given a frightening diagnosis

Kieran Cuthbert was left profoundly deaf after contracting meningitis as a baby.

Investigations are being carried

Tick borne encephalitis, which can cause meningitis, has recently had its first confirmed case in England, the UK Health Security Agency warned, as the virus was detected in a number of other areas too

A 17-year-old will receive a $7 million settlement from the Canberra Hospital as part of a medical negligence case over his diagnosis and treatment for pneumococcal meningitis and septicaemia when he was just three months old.