47 people applied to hospitals with suspicion of meningococcal infection in Almaty, reports the press service of the Public Health Protection Committee of Kazakhstan.
"As of May 21, 47 people with suspicion of meningococcal infection addressed to infectious hospitals, 8 of them were children. To date, 15 laboratory-confirmed cases of meningococcal infection have been reported, in three cases the diagnosis is clinically indicated. Three cases have been lethal, including 2 cases among adults and 1 case among an organized child aged 5 years who attended a kindergarten," reads the report.
According to the Ministry, 715 contact persons were identified on May 19, 613 of them were laboratory tested, 1 carrier of meningococcal infection was identified. The rest of the results of laboratory tests are in process.
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