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'Multiple cases' of meningococcal disease detected in Iowa
Michaela Ramm
Des Moines Register
Dec. 28, 2022
State public health officials say "multiple cases" of meningococcal disease have been detected in Iowa in recent weeks.
The bacterial infection most commonly causes meningitis, or inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, and a bloodstream infection called septicemia. Both of those illnesses are serious, and can quickly turn deadly or cause long-term disabilities.
Meningococcal disease is also rare. One case was detected in 2021 and in 2020, according to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. The highest incidence was in 2015, when five cases were detected.
Nationwide, there were about 375 cases of meningococcal disease in 2019, according to the most recent data available from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
'Multiple cases' of meningococcal disease detected in Iowa
Michaela Ramm
Des Moines Register
Dec. 28, 2022
State public health officials say "multiple cases" of meningococcal disease have been detected in Iowa in recent weeks.
The bacterial infection most commonly causes meningitis, or inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, and a bloodstream infection called septicemia. Both of those illnesses are serious, and can quickly turn deadly or cause long-term disabilities.
Meningococcal disease is also rare. One case was detected in 2021 and in 2020, according to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. The highest incidence was in 2015, when five cases were detected.
Nationwide, there were about 375 cases of meningococcal disease in 2019, according to the most recent data available from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...