Vaccinating pregnant mothers could avert 31,000 deaths and save $385m in healthcare costs, it is estimated; A global maternal immunisation programme for group B Streptococcus – Strep B – would save millions of dollars in healthcare costs by reducing death Read more…
We are pleased to announce that Meningitis Research Foundation’s biennial conference will be held on the 7th – 8th November 2023 at the British Museum in London. This will be our fourteenth international conference and will bring world leading experts Read more…
Why do we need to step forward towards a maternal GBS-vaccine? By May Murra, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark and Dr Eleni Vergadi, University of Crete, Medical School Global impact of GBS in mothers, neonates, and infants Globally, around 20% of Read more…
By Javairia Khalid, Lecturer, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan 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 Read more…
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. The equity financing of 22 million EUR was co-led by new investors Read more…
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. This conference will provide a platform for Read more…
By Javairia Khalid, Lecturer, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan An estimated one in five pregnant women around the world carry Group B Streptococcus (GBS) bacteria which is a major, yet preventable, cause of maternal and infant ill health globally. GBS Read more…
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. For the first time, data were presented on infectious causes of stillbirth and Read more…
By Javairia Khalid, Lecturer, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan Each year on November 17th, World Prematurity Day is observed to raise awareness about preterm birth and what these babies and their families face across the world. Approximately 15 million babies Read more…
Thursday 17 November9am EST | 2pm GMT | 3pm CET | 5pm EAT | 7:30pm IST (1 hour) Thank you for joining us for our 1st ‘Young ISSAD’ Committee Seminar Series on GBS Epidemiology. We had speakers Dr Proma Paul, Read more…