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  • VA: Meningitis cases in a Symth Co. Elementary School

    Source: http://www.wcyb.com/news/virginia/sm...rted/384346113


    UPDATE: New meningitis cases at Chilhowie Elem. reported
    VDH Official: 1 confirmed, two suspected cases
    By: News Staff

    Posted: Mar 08, 2017 02:28 PM EST

    Updated: Mar 08, 2017 02:54 PM EST

    News 5's Cassandra Sweetman has confirmed that there are more children from Chilhowie Elementary School that are being examined for possible cases of meningitis.

    That information came from Mount Rogers Health District Dr. Karen Shelton who said Wednesday that there is one confirmed case and two suspected cases from students at the Smyth County, Virginia school.

    Shelton said that the cases are being treated as bacterial meningitis...

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    Source: http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/an...0fc3b2cf9.html


    Another meningitis case confirmed in Chilhowie, Va.
    Robert Sorrell Mar 9, 2017 Updated 3 hrs ago (

    CHILHOWIE, Va.?A second bacterial meningitis case has been confirmed in Chilhowie, according to the Mount Rogers Health District.

    "One of the 'highly suspicious' cases who is a household contact of the original confirmed case is now a confirmed case of bacterial meningitis," said Dr. Karen Shelton, the district's director.

    On Wednesday, Shelton reported that there was one confirmed case of meningitis at Chilhowie Elementary School. There were also two possible cases, she said...

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    • #3
      Source: http://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/UP...416749093.html

      UPDATE: No new cases of meningitis at Chilhowie Elementary School
      By Web Staff/Eamon O'Meara/WDBJ7 |
      Posted: Tue 3:22 PM, Mar 21, 2017 |
      Updated: Tue 3:23 PM, Mar 21, 2017

      CHILHOWIE, VA (WDBJ7) Health officials say there have been no new cases of meningitis at Chilhowie Elementary School and the two week observation period is over.

      We reported earlier this month that the school was closing for two days after three students were suspected of having meningitis.

      Two of those students were confirmed to have Neisseria Meningitis.

      The third student was not confirmed, but they were treated as though they had bacterial meningitis.

      No other students were reported to have the potentially deadly illness.

      Here is the full news release from the Health Department ...

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