Meningococcal Disease
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3 cases of meningococcal disease reported in Toronto, public health saysThe public health agency said the three affected people are between 20 and 30 years old and one of them has died from meningococcal disease.HealthAug 25, 2022
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Interior Health declares an end to the meningococcal disease outbreakInterior Health is declaring an end to the meningococcal outbreak in the Okanagan.Feb 14, 2018
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Okanagan residents aged 18-19 urged to get meningococcal disease immunizationsSo far since the outbreak started on December 14th, there have been 14,486 immunizations for the disease in the Okanagan.HealthFeb 5, 2018
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‘My son died needlessly’: Grieving Okanagan father of meningitis victim demands answers19-year-old Aidan Pratt of Oliver, B.C. died after contracting meningitis. His grieving father is now demanding answers.HealthJan 8, 2018
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Meningococcal vaccination plateausThe Interior Health Authority declared an outbreak in December and began widespread vaccinations.HealthJan 4, 2018
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IH expands meningococcal vaccination options“We actually are thrilled with the [vaccination] uptake. We have gone, in one week's time, from 15 per cent to almost 60 per cent coverage of the target population.”HealthDec 22, 2017
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Okanagan’s meningitis vaccination clinics busy following declaration of outbreakMore than 400 teenagers headed to the Okanagan's free meningitis vaccination clinics.HealthDec 16, 2017
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More meningitis vaccination clinics this weekend in the south OkanaganMeningococcal disease is a rare, bacterial infection that can affect the brain lining and/or blood.HealthNov 17, 2017
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Vaccinations urged after Okanagan students get potentially deadly diseaseTwo students at the Oliver high school have fallen ill with Meningococcal DiseaseHealthNov 9, 2017
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Acadia student died from B strain of meningococcal meningitisAn Acadia student who died from meningitis had contracted the B strain of the disease, test results show.HealthFeb 9, 2015