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Third Scottish teenager diagnosed with meningitis after scouts Japan trip
14 August 2015 by Jane Candlish
A third teenager from the north of Scotland has contracted meningitis, it has been confirmed.
Health Protection Scotland said that the child was part of the group which attended the huge jamboree event in Japan last week.
The agency has now also contacted all UK teenagers who attended the 12 day event as a precaution to stop the disease spreading.
Two teenagers from the Highland group were were confirmed has having the virus earlier this week. One teenage boy was so ill that he was kept in isolation at Raigmore Hospital...
Third Scottish teenager diagnosed with meningitis after scouts Japan trip
14 August 2015 by Jane Candlish
A third teenager from the north of Scotland has contracted meningitis, it has been confirmed.
Health Protection Scotland said that the child was part of the group which attended the huge jamboree event in Japan last week.
The agency has now also contacted all UK teenagers who attended the 12 day event as a precaution to stop the disease spreading.
Two teenagers from the Highland group were were confirmed has having the virus earlier this week. One teenage boy was so ill that he was kept in isolation at Raigmore Hospital...