Children and young adults, particularly university students, remain at risk from meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia, which whilst rare, can be devastating, life changing and sometimes deadly. Latest UKHSA data reveals 378 cases of invasive meningococcal disease ( IMD ) were confirmed in 2024-25.

The latest data published today by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reveals:

MenB accounted for 82.6% (313 of 378) of all cases, followed by MenW (43, 11.3%), MenY (13, 3.4%), and MenC (0.8%)

cases of IMD dropped sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic but have since increased

whilst IMD cases remain lower overall, MenB case numbers were higher last year than in 2023/2024

infant and teenage vaccination rates have declined, leaving more children vulnerable to preventable diseas

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