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Suspected Meningitis Case Being Investigated at Belfast School
Public Health Agency confirmed all precautionary measures completed at Belfast school; no connection found to Kent outbreak that caused two deaths in England.
- The Public Health Agency is investigating a probable case of meningococcal disease in a pupil at Bloomfield Collegiate School in Belfast, with all appropriate public health actions now completed.
- Jillian Johnston from the PHA clarified there is no link between this Belfast case and the meningitis outbreak in England, which has claimed the lives of two young people in Britain.
- As a precaution, the PHA issued information to parents and guardians, urging them to "remain vigilant for the signs and symptoms of meningitis and act fast if they suspect they may have it."
- Philip McGuigan, the chairman of Stormont's Health Committee, said he would write to Health Minister Mike Nesbitt requesting "clear and urgent direction from the minister to reassure the public."
- The PHA continues to monitor the situation through regular UK-wide meetings on the England outbreak; to date, there is no evidence of spread beyond the south east of England.
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Manchester Evening NewsSuspected meningitis case being investigated at Belfast school
"It is important I clarify and confirm there is no link with this particular case with the outbreak in England."
·Belfast, United Kingdom
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Probable case of meningococcal disease being investigated at Belfast school
The PHA said the case is not linked to the ongoing meningitis outbreak in England, which has claimed the lives of two young people.
·County Durham, United Kingdom
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Health Minister pressed on action plan following suspected NI meningitis case
A Newry and Armagh MLA has asked the Department for Health for an update on their plan of action given a suspected case of a viral meningitis in Northern Ireland. SDLP MLA, Justin McNulty sent the question as a priority to the Minister of Health, Mike Nesbitt on March 18. On the same day it was announced that there was a probable case involving a 16-year-old schoolboy from Belfast. However, the Public Health Agency (PHA) assured the public the c…
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