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State: Bacterial meningitis case discovered in Kotzebue
By Paula Dobbyn / KTUU |
Posted: Mon 12:38 PM, Sep 19, 2016 |
Updated: Mon 12:48 PM, Sep 19, 2016
KOTZEBUE, Alaska (KTUU) A student at June Nelson Elementary School in Kotzebue was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, a rare but serious disease, the state Health Department announced today. The condition's formal name is invasive meningococcal but a spokeswoman for the Alaska Department of Health Social Service says it is accurate to say this was a case of bacterial meningitis.
The Kotzebue school district said a student at the elementary school died on Saturday. Officials would not say if the deceased child was the same student diagnosed with meningitis, citing health privacy laws...
State: Bacterial meningitis case discovered in Kotzebue
By Paula Dobbyn / KTUU |
Posted: Mon 12:38 PM, Sep 19, 2016 |
Updated: Mon 12:48 PM, Sep 19, 2016
KOTZEBUE, Alaska (KTUU) A student at June Nelson Elementary School in Kotzebue was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, a rare but serious disease, the state Health Department announced today. The condition's formal name is invasive meningococcal but a spokeswoman for the Alaska Department of Health Social Service says it is accurate to say this was a case of bacterial meningitis.
The Kotzebue school district said a student at the elementary school died on Saturday. Officials would not say if the deceased child was the same student diagnosed with meningitis, citing health privacy laws...