Ghana: Student Dies of Meningitis; 6 on Admission As the Disease Spreads

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At least one student of the Bawku Senior High Technical School in the Upper East Region of Ghana has been confirmed dead following what is believe to be an outbreak of meningitis in the school.

Five more students have been admitted at the Bawku Presbyterian Hospital on Wednesday. Doctors at the hospital confirmed to TV3 that meningitis has been identified as the cause of death of the student.

Some agitated parents have rushed to the school to ascertain what is happening there whilst others make frantic efforts to take their wards home.

Meanwhile, the students were gathered by the school’s authorities and educated on what to do when they detect any symptoms of meningitis.

The development at Bawku Senior Technical School comes a day after one student from Damongo Senior High School in the West Gonja District of the Northern Region died and nine were admitted  as a result of meningitis.

These reports also come on the heels of the outbreak of swine flu at the Kumasi Academy Senior High School which affected 85 students and claimed lives of four students of the school.

Anothe student of Tempane Senior High School has also been admitted at the Bawku Presbyterian Hospital due to meningitis.

African Eye Report/3news.com

 

 

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