Meningitis Outbreak 2024 Virginia 2024. It's known as meningococcal disease, caused by the bacteria called neisseria meningitidis type y. As of march 25, 143 cases of meningococcal disease have been reported in the united states, compared with 81 for the same period last year.

Logan anderson, pio, logan.anderson@vdh.virginia.gov virginia department of health. The virginia department of health (vdh) is declaring a statewide outbreak of meningococcal disease caused by the bacterium neisseria.