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Hundreds get vaccinated as meningitis scare roils UMass

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Source: http://www.amherstbulletin.com/Meningitis-Follow-13827678



Hundreds get vaccinated as meningitis scare roils UMass
By DAVID McLELLAN
For the Gazette
Friday, November 24, 2017

AMHERST ?? Following announcements about a second case of bacterial meningitis contracted by a University of Massachusetts student, hundreds have flocked to University Health Services to receive vaccines.

Both illnesses, diagnosed on Oct. 24 and Nov. 12, respectively, have been identified as meningitis B. Serogroup B is not covered by the meningitis vaccine that the Massachusetts Department of Public Health requires for college students.

According to spokeswoman Mary Dettloff, around 300 students had been vaccinated by 2 p.m. Nov. 16, with University Health Services estimating a total of 600 students vaccinated by the end of the day...
 
Source: http://www.westernmassnews.com/story/36942069/outbreak-of-meningitis-strain-declared-at-umass


'Outbreak' of meningitis strain declared at UMass
Posted: Nov 28, 2017 11:34 AM EST
Updated: Nov 28, 2017 11:57 AM EST
By Ryan Trowbridge, Web Content Manager

AMHERST, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -

Officials at UMass Amherst report that there is an "outbreak" of a particular strain of meningitis after two students fell ill in October and November.

The university said that the declaration comes following "additional, extensive testing" by the CDC of two student cases on-campus.

"...University Health Services (UHS), in concert with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has determined that because the two cases originated from a single strain of genetically identical organisms, this meningococcal disease should be considered an outbreak," Dr. George Corey, executive director of University Health Services, said in a statement.

UMass is now recommending that those students - both on and off campus - at "highest risk" receive the serogroup B vaccine at one of several clinics to be held on-campus over the next couple weeks...
 
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