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Student Diagnosed with Bacterial Meningitis

Student Diagnosed with Bacterial Meningitis - Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 1:20PM EST

Reported by: Eric Deabill
Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008 @01:20pm EST
LEWISBURG, UNION COUNTY - Students at Bucknell University are being offered antibiotics after a student was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis.

The student who is affected is a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He is being treated at a local hospital and remains under isolation.

Cases of bacterial meningitis are rare and health officials say the risk of spreading the disease is low.

Anyone with concerns about the meningitis case can call the Bucknell University Hotline at (570) 577-6700.