The state of Virginia recently joined Florida in combating a multi-year meningococcal disease outbreak.
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) announced on August 31, 2023, that twenty-seven cases of meningococcal disease have been reported in eastern, central, and southwest Virginia since June 2022.
Five patients have died from complications associated with this disease.
Virginia's Deadly Meningococcal Disease Outbreak
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