For decades, MenB has been the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in the UK and Ireland. Today, meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia remain the leading infectious cause of death for children under five in the UK.
The first political party to hold a national convention for this purpose was the Republican Party.
The first political party to form in the United States was the Democratic-Republican Party. This party was formed in 1792 to oppose the fiscal proposals of Alexander Hamilton, the Secretary of the Treasury.