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Outbreak declared at OSU
BENNETT HALL
Corvallis Gazette-Times
Mar 2, 2017 Updated 4 hrs ago
After lying dormant for several months, the same strain of meningococcal disease that infected two Oregon State University students last fall has struck again on campus.
A third OSU student has been confirmed to have strain B of the disease, raising the situation to the level of an outbreak, health officials announced Thursday,
The unidentified student, who has been hospitalized at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center since Feb. 23, is reported to be in good condition. Two other students were admitted to the Corvallis hospital in November and were later released after being treated for the disease.
The names of the students have not been released because of federal privacy restrictions, even though the disease can be spread through prolonged exposure to an infected person...
Outbreak declared at OSU
BENNETT HALL
Corvallis Gazette-Times
Mar 2, 2017 Updated 4 hrs ago
After lying dormant for several months, the same strain of meningococcal disease that infected two Oregon State University students last fall has struck again on campus.
A third OSU student has been confirmed to have strain B of the disease, raising the situation to the level of an outbreak, health officials announced Thursday,
The unidentified student, who has been hospitalized at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center since Feb. 23, is reported to be in good condition. Two other students were admitted to the Corvallis hospital in November and were later released after being treated for the disease.
The names of the students have not been released because of federal privacy restrictions, even though the disease can be spread through prolonged exposure to an infected person...