Woman dies of meningitis, the sixth death in 2016 in Tuscany. The councillor: “Vaccinatevi” – Rai News

the Victim, a 45 year old woman. Arrived at dawn to the emergency room of the Hospital Santa Maria Nuova of Florence in conditions very serious. A few hours later, around seven, to the death. It is the thirteenth death from 2015 to the present

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November 22, 2016Seems to not give truce meningitis in Tuscany, where cases of meningococcal C were 57 in the year 2015: the last, deadly, yesterday in Florence.

the Victim, a 45 year old woman. Arrived at dawn to the emergency room of the Hospital Santa Maria Nuova of the capital in conditions very serious. A few hours later, around seven, to the death. It is the thirteenth death from 2015 to the present: seven people have died in 2015 (six of which were for the ‘strain C’ and the strain ‘B’) and six ones died during the year 2016, all to the strain ‘C’.

The lady who died yesterday was not vaccinated against meningitis C, despite the campaign that the Region of Tuscany is leading to months, initially in respect of the bands more young people in the population, then addressing all of them.

“I Renew once again my appeal to get vaccinated to those who are in the categories for which vaccination is indicated, and free. I myself – said the regional councillor for Health, Stefania Saccardi – I are vaccinated against meningococcal C in the last year, and I want to remind you that the vaccine is the only tool to protect yourself. Remember that the Region has extended the campaign’s extraordinary vaccination against the meningococcal C up to 31 march 2017″.

The appeal, reiterated, of the councillor and also in consideration of the perception of a sort of decline of the threshold of attention towards the vaccination. From the beginning of the vaccination campaign is extraordinary, begun at the end of April 2015, 31 October 2016, have been administered in total 717.457 vaccinations: 194.958 in the range of age 11-20 years; 326.643 in the range 20-45; 195.856 from 45 years of age.

in the Meantime, it’s already been started on prophylaxis for those who have had a close contact, living with, and not with the dead woman this morning in Florence. The facilities of hygiene and public health authorities have traced the close contacts, including volunteers who, this morning they rescue the woman and carried it in hospital, and to all and has been recommended for antibiotic prophylaxis: in all, about twenty people.

In 2015, the cases of meningitis notified in Tuscany were a total of 38: 31 meningococcal C, 6 B, 1 W, 1 not known. In 2016, today the cases notified are 35: 26 log C, 6 B, 1 W, 1 X, 1 non-typeable. In 2015, have died 7 people: 6 who had contracted the strain C and 1 for strain B.