Florida - Officials Try To Prevent Meningitis Outbreak At Prison - 2 Martin Correctional Institution Inmates Diagnosed

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Officials Try To Prevent Meningitis Outbreak At Prison

2 Martin Correctional Institution Inmates Diagnosed

POSTED: 1:50 pm EST January 24, 2011
UPDATED: 5:26 pm EST January 24, 2011

STUART, Fla. -- Officials are trying to prevent a possible meningitis outbreak at a state prison in Martin County.

The Martin County Health Department said an inmate at the Martin Correctional Institution was diagnosed with meningitis Sunday, and the Florida Department of Corrections said another inmate was diagnosed Monday.

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Re: Florida - Officials Try To Prevent Meningitis Outbreak At Prison - 2 Martin Correctional Institution Inmates Diagnosed

2 inmates have meningitis; Florida prison locked down

• Associated Press
• Posted January 25, 2011 at 8:36 a.m.

INDIANTOWN, Fla. (AP) ? Martin Correctional Institution is in a health-related lockdown after at least two inmates contracted bacterial meningitis.
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Department of Corrections officials say the inmates lived in a 250-person dormitory at the 1,509-capacity facility. All new inmates, transfers, releases and family visits have been put on hold until the lockdown ends.


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