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VA: Meningitis cases in a Symth Co. Elementary School

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Source: http://www.wcyb.com/news/virginia/s...is-cases-at-chilhowie-elem-reported/384346113


UPDATE: New meningitis cases at Chilhowie Elem. reported
VDH Official: 1 confirmed, two suspected cases
By: News Staff

Posted: Mar 08, 2017 02:28 PM EST

Updated: Mar 08, 2017 02:54 PM EST

News 5's Cassandra Sweetman has confirmed that there are more children from Chilhowie Elementary School that are being examined for possible cases of meningitis.

That information came from Mount Rogers Health District Dr. Karen Shelton who said Wednesday that there is one confirmed case and two suspected cases from students at the Smyth County, Virginia school.

Shelton said that the cases are being treated as bacterial meningitis...
 
Source: http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/a...cle_03dfd4f2-050d-11e7-b071-7bf0fc3b2cf9.html


Another meningitis case confirmed in Chilhowie, Va.
Robert Sorrell Mar 9, 2017 Updated 3 hrs ago (

CHILHOWIE, Va.?A second bacterial meningitis case has been confirmed in Chilhowie, according to the Mount Rogers Health District.

"One of the 'highly suspicious' cases who is a household contact of the original confirmed case is now a confirmed case of bacterial meningitis," said Dr. Karen Shelton, the district's director.

On Wednesday, Shelton reported that there was one confirmed case of meningitis at Chilhowie Elementary School. There were also two possible cases, she said...
 
Source: http://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/U...at-Chilhowie-Elementary-School-416749093.html

UPDATE: No new cases of meningitis at Chilhowie Elementary School
By Web Staff/Eamon O'Meara/WDBJ7 |
Posted: Tue 3:22 PM, Mar 21, 2017 |
Updated: Tue 3:23 PM, Mar 21, 2017

CHILHOWIE, VA (WDBJ7) Health officials say there have been no new cases of meningitis at Chilhowie Elementary School and the two week observation period is over.

We reported earlier this month that the school was closing for two days after three students were suspected of having meningitis.

Two of those students were confirmed to have Neisseria Meningitis.

The third student was not confirmed, but they were treated as though they had bacterial meningitis.

No other students were reported to have the potentially deadly illness.

Here is the full news release from the Health Department ...
 
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