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Twelve deaths in State due to bacterial meningitis last year
Funeral of Kayla Carey (6) to take place on Tuesday, while relative remains in hospital
about 6 hours ago
There were 12 deaths as a result of bacterial meningitis in the Republic last year, according to the Meningitis Research Foundation.
The foundation said there were on average between 150 and 200 cases of bacterial meningitis annually. One in 10 cases are fatal while a third of survivors will suffer side effects which include amputations, sight loss, brain damage or speech problems, it said.
Viral meningitis, which is rarely fatal, is the most common type seen with 260 cases recorded in 2017...
Twelve deaths in State due to bacterial meningitis last year
Funeral of Kayla Carey (6) to take place on Tuesday, while relative remains in hospital
about 6 hours ago
There were 12 deaths as a result of bacterial meningitis in the Republic last year, according to the Meningitis Research Foundation.
The foundation said there were on average between 150 and 200 cases of bacterial meningitis annually. One in 10 cases are fatal while a third of survivors will suffer side effects which include amputations, sight loss, brain damage or speech problems, it said.
Viral meningitis, which is rarely fatal, is the most common type seen with 260 cases recorded in 2017...