NC: Meningococcemia diagnosis confirmed by App State administration

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Meningococcemia diagnosis confirmed by App State administration
September 9, 2018
Anna Muckenfuss


Last night in an email addressed to students, faculty and staff, a message was sent from university administration about the confirmed diagnosis of a case of meningococcemia, a bloodstream infection that can also cause meningitis. The infected student lives off campus and is already receiving treatment, according to the email sent by Dr. Taylor Rushing, the director of M.S. Shook Student Health Services, and Jennifer Greene, the health director and CEO ofAppHealthCare...

 

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Meningococcemia confirmed in Boone
Sep 10, 2018 Updated Sep 10, 2018 0

An Appalachian State University student who lives off campus has been diagnosed with meningococcemia, the university announced Saturday...

...The release said efforts are underway to identify and contact people possibly at risk of exposure to meningococcemia in this particular situation.

The N.C. Division of Public Health is asking anyone who patronized any of three Boone establishments at certain times to contact AppHealthCare?s on call nurse at 828-264-4995 ext. 8 for prophylactic treatment.

These are:

? Boone Saloon on Aug. 22 between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m.;

? The Local on Aug. 23 between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m.;

? Caf? Portofino on Aug. 25 between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m.

?These locations are named only for the reason of narrowing our efforts to identify those at risk. They are not named due to any action or inaction on their part or identified ongoing public health risk with frequenting their establishment,? said AppHealthCare Health Director Jennifer Greene...