Meningococcal Outbreak 2024 Presidential. In 2023, the strain disproportionately infected people 30 to 60 years old (65% of cases), black people (63%) and people with hiv (15%). The centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) is issuing this health alert network (han) health advisory to alert healthcare providers to an increase in invasive.
Health officials are alerting doctors to be on the lookout for certain types of rare but serious meningococcal infections that are on the rise in the united states. The texas department of state health services (dshs) is reporting an increase of invasive meningococcal disease cases since november 2023.
