4 die from rare strain of meningitis in Fla.

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	4 die from rare strain of meningitis in Fla.

rmowery

4-22-2009 11:25 PM

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cdc, fl, ft. detrick, health, meningitis, polo, virus

rmowery says:

This again seems odd, being that Wellington, FL is not that far from Miami-Dade area. Could the Polo thing and this be related to the stolen virus from Ft. Detrick http://bit.ly/jAHdZ

Anyone with CDC type knowlede have any guesses?

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	    Miami-Dade County health officials say a rare strain of meningitis killed four in 12 recent cases.</P><P>Dr. Fermin Leguen said Wednesday he wants to inform the public to avoid more deaths or an outbreak. The contagious disease is curable with antibiotics but can be lethal if not treated quickly.</P><P>Symptoms include a high fever, headache, nausea and vomiting.	    </p> <P>
	    The health department is investigating but finds no link between the cases so far.</P><P>Officials advise residents and tourists to wash hands regularly and use caution in activities where saliva or bodily fluids can be transferred.</P><P>Officials said these cases started in December. The last case of meningitis in South Florida was recorded in 2007. It was the only case that year.		</p> </DIV></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/FD0A3123-267C-4DBF-AAC3-77304EF1CB3C/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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