Aware, Awake & Arise: Issues that concern the region

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

220 died of meningitis in Meghalaya

Health authorities in Meghalaya have strengthened surveillance in the wake of meningococcal meningitis showing no signs of receding.More than 220 people died and over 900 people have been infected ever since the outbreak January, 2008, of this air-borne bacterium disease.

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http://www.siasat.com/english/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=334069&Itemid=76&cattitle=Health

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