New Meningitis Vaccine May End Epidemics

June 8th, 2007 By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer

(AP) -- A new meningitis vaccine offers hope to end devastating epidemics that have plagued West Africa the last century, according to recent studies. The new vaccine protects against meningitis A, the deadliest form of the disease and seen primarily in Africa.

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