Meningitis

Rumors of Dominican Republic Outbreak Exaggerated, CDC Reports

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, May 26th, 1997

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have learned that, contrary to news reports, there has been no increase in the number of meningitis cases in the Dominican Republic.

The CDC has received numerous calls regarding media reports of a supposed outbreak of meningitis due to the bacterium, Neisseria meningitidis, in the Dominican Republic. After consulting with responsible persons in the Pan American Health Organization and the Dominican Ministry of Health, the CDC reports that incidence has not increased. CDC and Dominican Republic health authorities are not recommending restriction of travel to or from that country, nor are authorities advising antibiotics or...

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