new meningococcal meningococcal alert in Rennes. Monday, April 28, a 16 -year -old was admitted to resuscitation to the Rennes University Hospital after contamination to this bacteria which can prove to be fatal in certain cases. Two days later, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, it was a 19 -year -old man who, in turn, is admitted to resuscitation for the same reasons.
Contact cases being identified
A priori, no link between these two people. One of them participated in a party on Saturday evening near Rennes before the symptoms were triggered.
According to our information, their state of Health is stabilized but they remain hospitalized in serious condition.
“The teams of the Regional Health Agency of Brittany are working to identify contacts in order to take all the necessary measures” Indicates the ARS. “The sequencing of the strains of these two cases of invasive meningococcal infections of serogroup B will be done by the national reference center of the Pasteur Institute. »»
A large vaccination campaign in Rennes
Since the start of the year, Rennes metropolis has been considered an active meningococcal meningococcal B. Three weeks later, on February 26, three new cases were identified at the Rennes School of Business.
To stop this multiplication of cases, the Minister of Health Yannick Neuder travels to Rennes on Monday March 3 and launches a large and unprecedented vaccination campaign. 100,000 young people aged 15 to 25, the most vulnerable age group for meningococcal meningitis are invited to be vaccinated. According to the ARS of Brittany “To date, 64,152 people have received at least one dose of vaccine. »»
