NV: Viral meningitis on the rise in Washoe Co.

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Source: http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Viral-meningitis-on-the-rise-in-Washoe-County-449321353.html

Viral meningitis on the rise in Washoe County
By Staff/Washoe Health Release |
Posted: Tue 4:11 PM, Oct 03, 2017 |
Updated: Tue 6:30 PM, Oct 03, 2017

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - An "unusually high" number of viral/aseptic meningitis cases has health officials in Washoe County concerned, particularly since the outbreak coincides with a similar outbreak of viral meningitis in Susanville, California...

...?We are seeing a pretty broad distribution of this rare disease throughout the county, not only in area but also in age, sex, race, and ethnicity, ? said Dr. Randall Todd, Director of Washoe County Health District?s Epidemiology Division. ?The youngest case has been less than one-year old, with the oldest being 81. The median age is 13 years-old.?

In Washoe County, ten cases were laboratory-confirmed with enterovirus, a common cause of viral meningitis.

According to Todd, the Health District is working with California health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to determine if there is a connection between the two outbreaks. Additional laboratory tests are underway to investigate this epidemiological link...

 

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Source: http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Viral_meningitis_cases_increasing_Washoe_County-451135793.html

More viral meningitis cases reported in Washoe County
By Staff |
Posted: Mon 12:09 PM, Oct 16, 2017 |
Updated: Mon 2:11 PM, Oct 16, 2017

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Washoe County Health Department is warning that the number of viral meningitis cases continues to rise.

The WCHD reports 36 total cases so far, but 26 are among children under the age of 17. That group makes up more than 53% of the local cases.

Compare those numbers to this time last year when there were 6 reported meningitis cases, 8 total in 2016 and 14 total in 2015.

According to Phil Ulibarri with the Washoe County Health District, the outbreak is community-wide and the district is not attributing the cases to any individual school. He says there are a total of 17 private and public schools affected...

 

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Source: http://mynews4.com/news/local/54-cases-now-tied-to-washoe-county-viral-meningitis-outbreak

54 cases now tied to Washoe County viral meningitis outbreak
by News 4-Fox 11 Digital Staff
Wednesday, November 29th 2017

MGN Online

RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) ? The number of cases tied to Washoe County's viral meningitis outbreak rose to 54 as of last week, according to health officials.

The county's Health District announced via Facebook the new figure, saying 72 percent of the cases, or about 39, are children age 17 and under...