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.
Delegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention will gather the week of July 25, 2016, to nominate a presidential candidate for that years's election. The Democrat most likely to seek the nomination is former U.S. Sen. and onetime Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.