On this page, you will find many useful websites providing information about meningitis and its related diseases. We will continue to add relevant websites. However, if you can recommend any good sites that provide information about the disease, please let us know.

INTERNATIONAL WEBSITES
Eurosurveillance Headlines
www.eurosurveillance.org
Latest Eurosurveillance headlines with direct links to two sites:Eurosurveillance Weekly publishes news of infectious disease incidents and surveillance data as they are released. Eurosurveillance Monthly publishes original articles that analyse data from national and European programmes on infectious disease surveillance, and compares public health policies.

European Union Invasive Bacterial Infections Surveillance (EU-IBIS)
www.euibis.org
Contains epidemiological information and surveillance reports of meningococcal disease in Europe.

World Health Organisation
www.who.int
International world health organisation website, with a host of information on many health issues.
www.oliveweb.clara.net
Links to regional offices of the World Health Organisation

EpiNorth
www.epinorth.org
Publication aimed at health professionals with an interest in surveillance and control of communicable diseases in Northern Europe. Information available relating to nine Northern European countries, including links to other sites.

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AUSTRALIA
Immunise Australia Campaign - Australian Department of Health and Aged Care
www.health.gov.au/pubhlth.htm
Information about the National Indigenous Pneumococcal Immunisation Campaign. The program aims to reduce the rate of acute respiratory illness and death by increasing pneumococcal and influenza immunisation.

Communicable Diseases Australia
www.health.gov.au.htm
Notification of disease by territory.

NSW Health
www.health.nsw.gov.au/links/
Provides a comprehensive range of health and health related services covering health protection, health promotion and education. Also provides links to other Australian Health Departments.

Public Health, Victoria
www.health.vic.gov.au/
Dedicated to protecting and promoting the health and well being of all Victorians. Large amount of information about meningococcal disease.

Queensland Government Health Website
www.health.qld.gov.au
Provides information relating to the protection of health, prevention of disease, illness and the promotion of health. Also provides factsheets/fact files on meningococcal disease and Hib.
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CANADA
Canadian Health Network
www.canadian-health-network.ca
Resources for public and health professionals on the disease.

Canadian Immunisation Awareness Program
www.immunize.cpha.ca
Information about the Canadian immunisation programme, with links to Provincial and Territorial Ministries of Health throughout Canada.

Meningitis Research Foundation of Canada
www.meningitis.ca
Raises awareness, funds and promotes education and research in order to prevent death and disability from meningitis and its related diseases.

The Public Health Agency of Canada
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/new_e.html
Responsible for policies, programs and systems relating to prevention, health promotion, disease surveillance and control. Extensive links to notifiable diseases on-line, surveillance data, infectious disease news brief, and Canada Communicable Disease Report.


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HUNGARY
MAVE
www.mave.hu
This site represents the Hungarian Association of Mother and Child and Public Health Nurse - in Hungarian.

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ITALY
Istituto Superiore di Sanita (ISS)
www.simi.iss.it
Dedicated to epidemiology of infectious disease data and frequency of some infectious diseases in Italy. Access also available to SIMI database.

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NEW ZEALAND
ESR-Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited
www.esr.cri.nz/
The leading forensic, public health and environmental science provider. Providing communicable disease information including monthly update on the number of cases of meningococcal disease.

HealthEd
www.healthed.govt.nz
HealthEd is a Ministry of Health website where health workers and the public can search for and request health education publications and resources from a comprehensive database.

Ministry of Health New Zealand
www.moh.govt.nz
Access to up to date information on New Zealand health issues including weekly updates on the number of cases.


The New Zealand Health Information Service
www.nzhis.govt.nz
The New Zealand Health Information Service (NZHIS) is a group within the Ministry of Health responsible for the collection and dissemination of health-related information, including statistics.
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PORTUGAL
General Directorate of Health
http://www.dgs.pt
Portuguese general directorate of health - in portuguese

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REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
National Disease Surveillance Centre
www.ndsc.ie
The leading specialist centre for surveillance of communicable diseases, providing up to date information and figures.
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SWEDEN
Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control
www.smittskyddsinstitutet.se
Surveillance of communciable diseases and analysis of the current epidemiology situation in Sweden including stats and details on the Swedish Child Immunization Programme.
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UNITED KINGDOM

British Paediatric Surveillance Unit
http://bpsu.inospu.com
Provides information and surveillance data about uncommon childhood disorders, including infectious diseases. Also contains details of current and completed research projects.

Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre Northern Ireland (CDSCNI)
www.cdscni.org.uk
Provides information on the prevalence and patterns of communicable disease, including weekly disease statistics on meningitis.

Department of Health
www.dh.gov.uk/cmo
Correspondence from the Chief Medical Officer regarding a variety of diseases.
www.dh.gov.uk/publications
Getting ahead of the curve: a government strategy for combating infectious diseases.

Federation of Antenatal Educators
www.FEDANT.org
The Federation of Antenatal Educators (FEDANT) is the UK registering body for Antenatal Teachers and providers of antenatal education.

Health Development Agency
www.publichealth.nice.org.uk
Provides advice for policy makers, health professionals and practitioners who are working to improve people's health and reduce health inequalities.

Health Protection Agency
www.hpa.org.uk
Provides up-to-date information on infectious diseases, including weekly disease statistics on meningitis.

 

The Hib Initiative

www.hibaction.org
The  Hib Initiative aims to guide countries in making informed decisions about the introduction or continuation of Hib vaccine programmes in the context of their other health priorities. The site includes information on Hib disease, surveillance, research and immunisation programmes around the world.


Immunisation
www.immunisation.nhs.uk
Provides up-to-date information on vaccines, disease and immunisation in the UK.

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Medinfo
www.medinfo.co.uk
Provides medical information and advice on a number of diseases (information aimed at the general public).

Medline
medline.cos.com
A comprehensive source of life sciences and biomedical bibliographical information

Medscape
www.medscape.com
Offers specialists, primary care physicians and other health professionals an integrated multi-speciality medical information and educational tool.

Meningitis Research Foundation
www.meningitis.org
Charitable organisation providing guideline notes and protocols to produce best practice in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with meningitis and septicaemia. Information also provided in other languages.
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Meningitis Trust
www.meningitis-trust.org
The leading meningitis charity, providing a range of services to health professionals (through www.inmedonline.com ), the general public and families affected by meningitis. This includes education initiatives, a range of support services and research into all aspects of meningitis.

National Institute for Clinical Excellence
www.nice.org.uk
Provides health professionals and the public with authoritative guidance on current best practice.

National Public Health Service For Wales
www.wales.nhs.uk
Includes information from the infection and communicable disease services, including statistics on meningitis and meningococcal disease.

 

Pneumococcal Vaccines Accelerated Development and Introduction Plan

www.preventpneumo.org
PneumoADIP aims to improve child health and survival by accelerating the evaluation of lifesaving pneumococcal vaccines for the world’s children. An effective and successful plan could lead to millions of lives saved through earlier access to vaccines.

The site includes information on pneumococcal disease, ongoing research and the implementation of immunisation programmes.
 

Raising Awareness of Paediatric Pneumococcal Infection and Disease (RAPPID)
 www.rappid.org.uk
Established to raise awareness of paediatric pneumococcal infection and disease amongst the general public and health professionals alike.

Health Protection Scotland

http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk
Responsible for national surveillance of communicable diseases in Scotland. Provides weekly statistics on meningitis.

UK Vaccine Industry Group (UVIG)

www.uvig.org
Promotes the positive benefit of vaccination as a key element in improving the health of the nation.

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USA

Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov
Information about infectious diseases including meningococcal disease.

Meningitis Foundation of America
 www.musa.org
Provides information, education and support for the general public and health professional including statistics on meningitis.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
 www.cdc.gov/mmwr
Data for nationally notifiable diseases including meningococcal disease, reported throughout the USA, collated and published weekly.

National Meningitis Association
 www.nmaus.org
Helps to educate families, medical professionals and others about the dangers of bacterial meningitis and prevention approaches to the disease.
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