UC-Santa Barbara Announces Meningitis Investigation
On Monday, UC-Santa Barbara said that health officials are investigating a case of two students who were diagnosed with meningococcal disease. The university said that it has not identified any connection with an outbreak of meningitis at Princeton University that has sickened seven people. UC-Santa Barbara also said that health officials are identifying people who came in close contact with the ill students and providing them with antibiotics.
- "UC-Santa Barbara Gets Meningitis Warning" (AP/Sacramento Bee, 11/18).