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Meningococcal meningitis claims 193 lives in State [1]

SHILLONG: Meningococcal meningitis has claimed 193 lives in the State this year and there are public concerns that the killer disease is yet to be wiped out from Meghalaya.

Director of Health Services Dr KH Lakiang on Wednesday said only ten meningococcal meningitis deaths had been "medically confirmed" by doctors in government hospitals.

Publication Date: 
26/12/2008
Shillong Times (Shillong) [2]
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Health [3], Meningitis [4], Meghalaya [5]
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