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11 dead, 57 seriously ill in the Netherlands with a rare meningococcal disease
Health
May 30, 2018
At least 57 people have ended up in intensive care and 11 people have died after becoming infected with Meningococcal meningitis so far this year, the AD reported on Wednesday. The figures come from the national public health institute RIVM and show that the number of deaths is now equal to 2017 as a whole, the paper said. According to the AD, prior to 2015 there were an average of four infections a year and no deaths. Experts in the UK also report a rise in infections and say this is due to a particularly virulent strain of the bacteria...
11 dead, 57 seriously ill in the Netherlands with a rare meningococcal disease
Health
May 30, 2018
At least 57 people have ended up in intensive care and 11 people have died after becoming infected with Meningococcal meningitis so far this year, the AD reported on Wednesday. The figures come from the national public health institute RIVM and show that the number of deaths is now equal to 2017 as a whole, the paper said. According to the AD, prior to 2015 there were an average of four infections a year and no deaths. Experts in the UK also report a rise in infections and say this is due to a particularly virulent strain of the bacteria...