A
Drexel University sophomore who died Monday was infected with the same
strain of meningococcal bacteria that prompted emergency vaccination
clinics at two U.S. universities in recent months.
Stephanie
Ross’ bloodstream infection, called meningococcemia, was caused by the B
strain of the bacteria, Pennsylvania state health officials confirmed
Thursday. That strain is not covered by the meningitis vaccine available
in the U.S. — and required for students in campus housing at Drexel —
to protect college students and others against the potentially deadly
infection.
The mechanical
engineering major from Pittsburgh was discovered unresponsive by
housemates at her sorority Monday and rushed to a local hospital, where
she died.
Outbreaks of meningitis
B at Princeton University and the University of California, Santa
Barbara, prompted federal health officials to seek special permission to
use Bexsero, an imported vaccine not approved in the U.S. that covers
that strain.
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