5 people have died in a meningococcal disease outbreak in Va.

Dozens Sickened, Five Killed by Meningococcal Disease Outbreak in Virginia

Though severe cases are rare, the state has seen a threefold increase over the past year. Vaccines are available for prevention.

Virginia seeing statewide outbreak of serious meningococcal disease

Virginia's health department announced the state is seeing an outbreak of meningococcal disease, which can cause meningitis and death.

5 people have died in a meningococcal disease outbreak in Va.

There have now been five deaths across Virginia in a “statewide outbreak of meningococcal disease,” according to Virginia’s health department. The state has seen nearly 30 cases of the disease since June of last year, including five that turned deadly. “That is above what we would expect to see, which is why we are monitoring it and why we want people to know what’s happening,” said Dr. Laurie Forlano, who heads the health department’s office of…

Meningococcal disease outbreak in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) -- Twenty-seven cases of meningococcal disease have been reported in east, central and southwest Virginia. Five patients have died. The Virginia Department of Health, or VDH, announced a statewide outbreak of meningococcal disease, according to a news release. The disease is caused by the bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis type Y and is rare, but can be a serious illness. The bacteria spreads from person to person throu…

Virginia announces meningococcal disease outbreak

There have been 27 cases in Virginia since June 2022, and five Virginians have died of complications of the bacterial infection,

VDH: Outbreak of meningococcal disease in state, including Southwest Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. (WJHL) - The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has announced a statewide breakout of the "rare but serious illness" meningococcal disease. On Wednesday, the VDH reported 27 cases of the disease had been reported in Eastern, Central and Southwest Virginia since June 2022, which the department said is three times the expected number of cases. According to the VDH announcement, five patients have died due to complications from the d…