20 September 2023 at 22:35 Youth infected with meningitis in Stavanger A secondary school student is said to be infected with infectious meningitis, writes Stavanger Aftenblad. The municipality must have received notification of one case. – On Wednesday, the municipality worked on infection tracking. We have been in contact with the infected person’s close contacts, notified the school and others who have been in contact with the infected, infection control chief Ruth Midtgarden tells the newspaper. She urges health personnel and the population to pay extra attention to symptoms that can be attributed to the meningococcal bacteria. – The symptoms are a high fever combined with a severe headache, vomiting and poor general condition, says Midtgarden.
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