The mother of a teenage girl left severely disabled by meningitis is pleading with the Government to introduce the meningitis B vaccine as part of the childhood immunisation programme.

A paramedic has described how his young son died from meningitis in front of his eyes within hours of being gripped with the killer disease.

Fears have arisen that the number of cases of potentially fatal meningococcal diseases will have increased considerably by the year end.

MENINGITIS. It’s a word that scares parents.

The Government is being urged to include the only licensed vaccine against a deadly type of meningitis in the childhood immunisation schedule as soon as possible.

We were delighted to hear the long-awaited news that a vaccine for Meningitis B has been given positive opinion by the European Medicines Agency.

A life-saving vaccine against the deadliest form of meningitis has been approved by EU scientists.

A lifesaving vaccine against the deadliest form of meningitis has been approved by EU scientists but it will take at least a year before it is available in Ireland, the country which has the highest rate of the disease in Europe.

A WOMAN who lost both legs after contracting meningitis is warning others to spot the signs of the potentially killer disease.

A woman who lost both legs after contracting meningitis is warning others to spot the signs of the potentially killer disease.

Parents have been warned to protect their children against potentially killer diseases as figures show a drop in the uptake of vaccines.

WHILE a garden designed by Diarmuid Gavin is out of many people’s price range, a piece of pottery painted by the celebrity gardener is one of many that have gone under the hammer to raise funds for meningitis research.

I AM writing in the hope you will pass my message on to your readers.

Lives could be saved by a new iPhone app that displays the vital signs of a disease which can kill within hours, it was claimed today.

The Meningitis Research Foundation has launched an i-phone app which contains vital life-saving information on meningitis.

A life-saving campaign to warn students of the signs of a disease that can kill within hours was launched today.

ONE in ten young people have not heard of meningitis, the potentially lethal disease that also leaves survivors with brain damage, deafness and multiple amputations.

A vaccine to fight six more strains of a bacteria linked with meningitis will be rolled out in the autumn.

A MORE widely protective meningitis vaccination is to be added to the child immunisation schedule this autumn.

Health experts today warned young people to be extra vigilant of the potentially life-threatening meningitis virus which can kill a healthy person within hours.

People in the North are participating in a marathon for charity today.

The Meningitis Research Foundation is today inviting thrill seekers to sign up for a 10,000ft sponsored skydive.

Cases of mumps and measles are on the rise in Ireland, according to new figures from the Meningitis Research Foundation.

Meningitis Research Foundation has today expresssed its concern that mumps and measles cases continue to rise significantly above levels seen recent years.

WE are concerned over recent mumps outbreaks (Irish Examiner, May 2) which are attributed to inadequate take-up of the MMR vaccine.

ON behalf of the Meningitis Research Foundation, I would like to offer my support to the family of the Cork teenage boy hospitalised with suspected meningitis (March 17).

IRISH children will have to wait until next year before they are entitled to a lifesaving vaccine manufactured in the State.

The Meningitis Research Foundation is pressing the government to make available a new vaccination to protect children against one of the most dangerous strains of the virus.

Parents are being warned that the highest number of meningitis cases are often recorded in December and January.

MENINGITIS charities have repeated their call for all children to be vaccinated against a bug that can cause the disease and other life-threatening illnesses.

DOZENS of lives could be saved if the Government introduced a vaccine preventing deadly diseases such as meningitis, pneumonia and septicaemia.

MAKE your New Year's resolution now and sign up for the Meningitis Research Foundation's Slimathon 2006.

Generous passengers travelling through Dublin Airport have given 19 Irish charities a Christmas present worth thousands of euro.

Claire O’Sullivan

Parents were today urged to remain vigilant for the symptoms of meningitis despite a fall in the number of cases diagnosed last year.

Parents were warned to be aware of the signs for meningitis today after the latest outbreak claimed the life of a six-week-old baby boy.

MENINGITIS and septicaemia can affect anyone at any age, but babies, children and young adults are most at risk.

THERE were 14 deaths from meningitis last year — up two on 2002 — a reminder we can never become complacent, Minister of State at the Department of Health Ivor Callely warned yesterday.

The Meningitis Research Foundation has launched a campaign aimed at keeping the public informed about the dangers of meningitis and septicaemia.

MENINGITIS C has almost been eradicated since a national vaccination programme was implemented three years ago.

LITTLE Ciara basked in the limelight when her mum Sonia O’Sullivan strode home in style at the Women’s Mini Marathon yesterday.

A SIMPLE twist of fate, a TV ad and an alert ambulance driver saved six-year-old Reece McKeown’s life.

A SIGNIFICANT drop in meningitis cases is being attributed to an immunisation campaign launched two years ago.