美国的细菌脑膜炎病例在2024年猛增,这与低青少年接种疫苗和减少青少年例行射击的政策转变有关。 U.S. bacterial meningitis cases surged in 2024, linked to lower teen vaccinations and a policy shift reducing routine adolescent shots.

美国的细菌脑膜炎病例自2021年以来急剧上升,2024年报告的病例超过500例,是2013年以来最高的,卫生专家对此十分关切。 Bacterial meningitis cases in the U.S. have risen sharply since 2021, with over 500 reported in 2024—the highest since 2013—prompting concern among health experts. 这一增加与青少年疫苗接种率下降和Y型血清集团菌株复发有关,原因是疾病防治中心在卫生秘书Robert F. Kennedy Jr.的领导下,通过共同的临床决定,从普及青少年疫苗接种转向只向高危人群推荐脑膜炎球菌疫苗。 The increase, linked to declining teen vaccination rates and a resurgence of the Y serogroup strain, comes after the CDC, under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., shifted from universal adolescent vaccination to recommending the meningococcal vaccine only for high-risk groups through shared clinical decisions. 这种疾病可能在24小时内致死并造成永久性残疾,它仍然是一个严重威胁,特别是对30至60岁的成年人、黑人和艾滋病毒感染者。 The disease, which can kill within 24 hours and cause lasting disabilities, remains a serious threat, especially to adults aged 30 to 60, Black individuals, and people with HIV. 专家警告以丹麦的做法为榜样的政策改变缺乏有力的证据,并有逆转数十年来在预防致命的、快速变化的感染方面取得的进展的风险。 Experts warn the policy change, modeled after Denmark’s approach, lacks strong evidence and risks reversing decades of progress in preventing a deadly, fast-moving infection.