QC, Canada: Health dept. warns public of meningitis risk following Marianopolis student's death

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Source: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/health-...lowing-marianopolis-student-s-death-1.4350317


Health dept. warns public of meningitis risk following Marianopolis student's death
Montreal?s health department is warning of a possible meningitis risk after an 18-year-old died Saturday after contracting the illness.
CTV Montreal
Published Monday, March 25, 2019 8:03AM EDT
Last Updated Monday, March 25, 2019 1:39PM EDT

The Montreal Public Health Department is searching for classmates, friends, and others who associated with a teenager who died this past weekend.

Julia Cianci, an 18-year-old student at Marianopolis College, died on Saturday after contracting meningitis.

CTV News has learned that Cianci attended classes throughout the day on Friday and went out in the evening to celebrate her 18th birthday...

 

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Source: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/close-contacts-student-died-contracting-012002215.html

Health officials identify meningitis strain that killed Montreal student
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CBCMarch 26, 2019
Health officials identify meningitis strain that killed Montreal student

Montreal's public health agency has learned more about the meningococcal infection that killed an 18-year-old woman last weekend and said precautions have been taken to protect others.

It issued a statement Tuesday saying that the Marianopolis College student died after contracting a Serogroup B meningococcal infection.

Public Health has evaluated 100 people it identified as being close contacts of the woman and has given them preventive treatments, including the Bexsero vaccine.

The Bexsero vaccine protects against this Serogroup B.

The health agency is not recommending preventative treatments for anyone who doesn't meet the criteria of a close contact to the woman ? the woman has not been publicly identified.

According to the agency, close contacts are defined as:

People living under the same roof.
People who have had sexual contact with the person concerned.
People who have been in direct contact with respiratory secretions of the person affected (deep kissing or mouth-to-mouth).

Hugging and sharing a glass or bottle with the infected person are not considered close contacts...