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SUMMARY:Invited Seminar: Meningococcal disease: still with us – but for 
 how long?
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260710T093000
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DESCRIPTION:Invasive meningococcal disease\, including meningococcal menin
 gitis\, has been a much-feared infection for at least 200 years\, often as
 sociated with unpredictable outbreaks.  Over the past 40 years\, vaccinati
 on and changes in human behaviour have reduced its incidence in many count
 ries including the UK\; however\, as the Kent outbreak in March 2026 showe
 d\, it still has the capacity to surprise and concern us.  This lecture wi
 ll explore the\, apparently paradoxical\, natural history of the meningoco
 ccus and how this helps us to understand and combat the disease it causes.
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LOCATION:Henry Wellcome Building Rooms A & B\, Room A+B Wellcome Trust Cen
 tre for Human Genetics Headington Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7BN United Kingdo
 m
SPEAKER:Martin Maiden (Professor of Molecular Epidemiology\, Head of Depar
 tment. Department of Biology\, University of Oxford)
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