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Montclair Child Passes Away From Bacterial Meningitis: Report
Children who may have had contact with the toddler do not need to seek medical care unless they feel ill, authorities say.
By Eric Kiefer (Patch Staff) - September 27, 2016 11:04 am ET
MONTCLAIR, NJ ? A Montclair child care provider has sent notice to parents that a toddler at the center recently died of bacterial meningitis, a report says.
A New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) spokeswoman confirmed to NJ.com that the child passed away on Sept. 24 of pneumococcal meningitis, also known as Streptococcus pneumoniae. Parents at MMO of Montclair were informed of the death in a letter Monday, the report stated.
Children who may have had contact with the child do not need any medication to protect against the disease, and do not need to seek medical care unless they feel ill, a DOH spokesperson told NJ.com...
Montclair Child Passes Away From Bacterial Meningitis: Report
Children who may have had contact with the toddler do not need to seek medical care unless they feel ill, authorities say.
By Eric Kiefer (Patch Staff) - September 27, 2016 11:04 am ET
MONTCLAIR, NJ ? A Montclair child care provider has sent notice to parents that a toddler at the center recently died of bacterial meningitis, a report says.
A New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) spokeswoman confirmed to NJ.com that the child passed away on Sept. 24 of pneumococcal meningitis, also known as Streptococcus pneumoniae. Parents at MMO of Montclair were informed of the death in a letter Monday, the report stated.
Children who may have had contact with the child do not need any medication to protect against the disease, and do not need to seek medical care unless they feel ill, a DOH spokesperson told NJ.com...