About 65 students and Staff of Asamankese Senior High School in the Eastern region as well as some Prayer warriors at a Prayer camp have been quarantined for monitoring following the death of a 17 year old student who died of meningitis Wednesday in the School .
Report suggest that,the bereaved family sent the deceased to a prayer camp several days before sending him to the hospital when his condition was deteriorating .
Starr New has gathered that, the West Akyem Health Directorate led by Dr.Samuel Agyemang Boateng have been on the grounds ensuring that persons who may be exposed to the disease due to close contact with the deceased student are detected early and treated to avert further casualties .
The deceased, a boarding student though from Asamankese township,on Dec 17,2017, visited the Asamankese government hospital with Fever and headache ,he was treated and discharged so has been writing school from the house but returned to the Hospital again on December 20,2017 with complaints of headache ,stiff neck,fever and alter consciousness.
The Physician assistant immediately suspected meningitis hence performed lumbar puncture to obtained fluid from the spinal and transported the sample to Koforidua Regional Hospital for laboratory test which the result indicated positive for bacterial infection but the patient died few hours at about 10 :30am same day .
The death brings to two the number of students who have died of meningitis this month in the region. The first casualty was recorded at Koforidua Secondary Technical School().
Meanwhile, 13 persons have been confirmed dead this year in the region out of the 87 cases recorded .
Emmanuel Sally,Eastern Regional Disease Control Officer tells Starr News,the fatalities recorded can be largely attributed to late reporting of cases to health facilities after symptoms observed .
Source:Ghana/starrfmonline.com
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About 65 students and Staff of Asamankese Senior High School in the Eastern region as well as some Prayer warriors at a Prayer camp have been quarantined for monitoring following the death of a 17 year old student who died of meningitis Wednesday in the School . Report suggest that,the bereaved family sent the deceased […]
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