Threat LensBiologicalMeningococcal meningitis, Florence area case

Meningococcal meningitis, Florence area case

Type of event:
Disease/Outbreak, Public Health

Victims

Wounded

1

Date

March 18, 2025

What happened

A new instance of meningococcal meningitis has been documented in Vinci, a municipality in the province of Florence. The affected individual is receiving inpatient care at the Umberto I hospital in Rome, where appropriate medical treatment is administered. Public health officials have initiated an epidemiological inquiry and formulated requisite prophylactic interventions for individuals in close proximity to the patient to mitigate subsequent transmission. It is emphasized that vaccination represents the most efficacious method for preventing meningococcal meningitis.

Where it happened

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