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Maternal Strep B vaccination could prevent “tens of thousands of newborn deaths and stillbirths”

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…

By issad@lshtm.ac.uk, 1 week15 March 2023 ago
Conference

Meningitis Research Foundation’s Conference, 7th – 8th November 2023

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…

By issad@lshtm.ac.uk, 3 weeks2 March 2023 ago
Blog

Preventing maternal, early-onset and late-onset neonatal GBS infections.

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 issad@lshtm.ac.uk, 3 weeks2 March 2023 ago
Blog

Signs and Symptoms of GBS in Newborns

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…

By issad@lshtm.ac.uk, 2 months2 February 2023 ago
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MinervaX announces 72M EUR financing to advance development of novel vaccine against Group B Streptococcus

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…

By issad@lshtm.ac.uk, 2 months2 February 2023 ago
Conference

Present your research at the virtual Group B Strep in Pregnancy & Babies 2023 Conference – Wednesday 17 May 2023

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 issad@lshtm.ac.uk, 2 months2 February 2023 ago
Blog

Group B Streptococcus colonization in mothers from Karachi, Pakistan

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…

By issad@lshtm.ac.uk, 3 months14 December 2022 ago
News

Group B Strep the leading identified infectious cause of stillbirth and neonatal death in the UK

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 issad@lshtm.ac.uk, 4 months30 November 2022 ago
Blog

BORN TOO SOON; Group B strep as a cause of preterm birth

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…

By issad@lshtm.ac.uk, 4 months23 November 2022 ago
Events

‘Young ISSAD’ Seminar Series: Epidemiology of Group B Streptococcus invasive disease in high and low-income settings

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…

By issad@lshtm.ac.uk, 4 months16 November 2022 ago

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