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.
In presidential elections, after state primaries are concluded, each party holds a national convention to formally select the presidential nominee â usually the candidate who secured the support of the most convention delegates, based on victories in primary elections.