Japan - 15 years old boy dies in possible case of fulminant meningococcal meningitis in Miyazaki prefecture

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15 years old boy dies in possible case of fulminant meningococcal meningitis

<iframe width="150" height="150" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?hl=fr&ie=UTF8&t=h&brcurrent=3,0x353f3e2b5110fe5d:0xc07202221aa74347,0&ll=32.002217,130.963275&spn=0.00273,0.003197&z=16&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?hl=fr&ie=UTF8&t=h&brcurrent=3,0x353f3e2b5110fe5d:0xc07202221aa74347,0&ll=32.002217,130.963275&spn=0.00273,0.003197&z=16&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">kobayashinishi high school</a></small> Kobayashi city, Miyazaki prefecture

kobayashinishi high school


Miyazaki prefecture held press conference


12 May.,
he was absent from the Baseball training because of bad health

13 May., 07:00 AM
he was found lying unconscious on the dining room in school' dormitory
it was taken to city hospital
fever, dehydration
he was transferred to prefectural Hospital because of renal Insufficiency
it died of decreased general body function at 17:54 PM
meningococcal antigens was detected

2 other boys are in hospital now, meningococcal antigens was detected from 1 boy
and 1 boy was discharged from hospital(he was hyperventilation)

the school is closed until weekend

info: meningococcal meningitis in Japan
this year, 2 case(20 case/1 year)

kobayashi city http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobayashi,_Miyazaki
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okinawa times http://www.okinawatimes.co.jp/article/2011-05-18_17947/