High School Student Falls Victim to Meningitis

Novo Mesto, 5 December - A 16-year-old student diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis died on Tuesday evening at the Novo mesto hospital, the first victim of the disease in Slovenia this year. Another child is currently being treated at the Ljubljana central hospital, however the two cases do not appear to be linked, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

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