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UVic mourns loss of student to meningococcal disease
By Danielle Pope - Monday Magazine
Published: January 25, 2012 2:00 PM
Updated: January 25, 2012 4:17 PM
Memorial service at University Interfaith Chapel honours memory of Leo Tak-Cheung Chan
UVic is morning the loss of one of its students who died from meningococcal disease earlier this week.
Leo Tak-Cheung Chan died Jan. 18, after being in hospital for four days with what Vancouver Island Health Authority has reported is meningococcal disease. A memorial took place at the University Interfaith Chapel today, Jan. 25, at 2:30 p.m. Students, faculty and friends were invited to bring photos and memories of Chan to create a collage to send to his parents.
According to the website, UVic worked with the Vancouver Island Health Authority to immediately identify and notify close contacts of the student who are considered at increased risk of exposure to this disease. These individuals have received an antibiotic and vaccine as a precautionary treatment.
?We?re deeply saddened by his [Chan?s] death,? says UVic Communications head Patty Pitts. ?This has been very hard on a lot of people, and the university has reached out to offer counselling and support to those affected.?
Pitts says in the 20 years she?s worked at UVic, she has only heard of two other cases of meningococcal disease, and both students lived.
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http://www.northislandgazette.com/news/138076183.html
By Danielle Pope - Monday Magazine
Published: January 25, 2012 2:00 PM
Updated: January 25, 2012 4:17 PM
Memorial service at University Interfaith Chapel honours memory of Leo Tak-Cheung Chan
UVic is morning the loss of one of its students who died from meningococcal disease earlier this week.
Leo Tak-Cheung Chan died Jan. 18, after being in hospital for four days with what Vancouver Island Health Authority has reported is meningococcal disease. A memorial took place at the University Interfaith Chapel today, Jan. 25, at 2:30 p.m. Students, faculty and friends were invited to bring photos and memories of Chan to create a collage to send to his parents.
According to the website, UVic worked with the Vancouver Island Health Authority to immediately identify and notify close contacts of the student who are considered at increased risk of exposure to this disease. These individuals have received an antibiotic and vaccine as a precautionary treatment.
?We?re deeply saddened by his [Chan?s] death,? says UVic Communications head Patty Pitts. ?This has been very hard on a lot of people, and the university has reached out to offer counselling and support to those affected.?
Pitts says in the 20 years she?s worked at UVic, she has only heard of two other cases of meningococcal disease, and both students lived.
More...
http://www.northislandgazette.com/news/138076183.html