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Tesco urgently recalls popular €6 food item over link to meningitis
Food Safety Authority of Ireland
An urgent recall has been issued for specific batches of a salmon product sold in Tesco stores across Ireland due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
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'The time to act is now': Mum's meningitis vaccination plea after daughter's death
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Meningococcal B disease can kill within hours and can also leave survivors with life-changing disabilities
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Teen, 19, died from bacterial meningitis after 'feeling cold', says mum
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Jack Bolam, 19, died from bacterial meningitis less than 48 hours after first complaining of feeling cold, with his devastated mum saying there were no warning signs
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Meningitis B survivor who 'blacked out' anxious about return to normal life
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Keeleigh Goodwin was so sick she blacked out and fell unconscious on her bathroom floor
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Meningitis case confirmed in Cork but 'no connection to UK outbreak'
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A case of bacterial meningitis in a Cork student has been confirmed
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TOWIE star Jordan Brook facing 'long road ahead' as he shares health update from hospital
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TOWIE star Jordan Brook has been hospitalised with viral meningitis and encephalitis
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Health expert urges anyone with meningitis symptoms to do one 'urgent' thing amid deadly UK outbreak
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A deadly meningitis outbreak has killed two people and left nearly a dozen others severely unwell, with the UK Health and Security Agency launching a rapid response as an expert warns people in Kent to act urgently if they experience symptoms
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Teen 'taken by meningitis in hours' as dad remembers her 'beautifully positive energy'
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Juliette Kenny, 18, died in Kent during a meningitis B outbreak - now her father is campaigning for urgent vaccine access for young people
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HSE meningitis update as public told 'do not wait' if symptoms appear
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The HSE has urged the public to seek help immediately if meningitis symptoms appear, as it monitors a serious UK outbreak that has resulted in 27 cases and two deaths.
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HSE in regular contact with UK authorities about meningitis outbreak
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All confirmed cases are in young adults and nine cases are confirmed to be meningitis B
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Meningitis symptoms you need to know after suspected case in school
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While no outbreaks have been reported in Ireland, it's important to know the signs and symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia
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Officials contact parents as probable case of meningococcal disease being investigated at Northern Irish school
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Parents of children have been contacted by health officials
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Baby girl fights for life as meningitis spreads in 'quickest-growing outbreak'
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Health officials are tackling a rapidly escalating meningitis B outbreak in Kent, with 15 confirmed cases requiring hospital treatment and two fatalities reported among teenagers and students
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Meningitis warning over 'stiff neck' symptom many people miss
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Health experts are warning people in Ireland to watch for meningitis symptoms, including a stiff neck often missed, after a deadly outbreak in the UK.
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Meningitis warning in Ireland as medics battle deadly outbreak in UK: 'It strikes quickly'
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An outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease, the bacteria that can cause meningitis, has led to at least two deaths and multiple hospitalisations in England
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'My daughter was found unconscious after horrendous meningitis seizure'
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Keeleigh Goodwin was found in her shared accommodation and rushed to hospital
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Schoolgirl loses both legs and arm as parents issue warning over serious disease
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Penelope's family are eager to raise awareness of the symptoms after the terrifying ordeal
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'Now we have nothing' - Heartache as boy, 4, dies after complaining of sore arm following family holiday
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Jaxon Knowles, four, died a day after returning home from a family holiday
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HSE boss admits health service 'failed' tragic Aoife Johnston as inquest returns medical misadventure verdict
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Speaking on RTÉ's This Week programme, the HSE chief executive apologised on behalf of the health service to the 16-year-old's family
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School warns parents to watch meningitis symptoms after 11-year-old boy dies
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An 11-year-old Florida student from Burns Science and Technology Charter School in Oak Hill, Volusia County tragically died after contracting meningitis. The school warned parents to watch their kids for symptoms
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Taoiseach wants swift investigation to find if Clare teen's death from meningitis was preventable
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Aoife Johnston died last week after being left on a trolley for 16 hours.
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Close contacts being informed after teenage girl dies from meningitis in Co Clare
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Tributes have been paid to the 16-year-old after her tragic death
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Urgent appeal for meningitis awareness after sudden death of young Irish woman
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Dr Myra Cullinane made the recommendation for increased information about meningococcal W
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Salmon product sold in Ireland urgently recalled due to detection of meningitis-causing bacteria
Food Safety Authority of Ireland
A bacteria that can lead to meningitis was detected in the product
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