Thursday, 13 July 2017

PRO/EDR> Meningitis, meningococcal - Fiji: (LM) college

Meningitis - Neisseria -- Fiji
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services yesterday [11 Jul 2017] confirmed there were 5 cases of meningococcal disease at St John's College in Levuka [Lomaiviti province, Ovalau Island]. A student also died at the beginning of this term, after the disease outbreak at the school.
Health Ministry permanent secretary Philip Davies said they approached the World Health Organization (WHO) to support vaccination of students. When contacted yesterday [11 Jul 2017] for a comment, WHO said it

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2t7Jl5e

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