It is reported that the Department of Epidemiology has stated that people should not be unduly afraid of meningococcal – Meningeritis.
Its director specialist Dr. Samitha Ginige said that several such patients are reported every year.
A group of inmates of the Galle prison suddenly fell ill and it was revealed that they were infected with meningococcal-meninggeritis.
Accordingly, Dr. Samitha Ginige, an expert, has stated that there is no need for the people to have undue fear regarding the spread of this disease.
“Several patients are reported under this condition every year. This is not an undiagnosed condition. This can spread through associates. This has no effect on the community. Only the two patients who were initially identified have been reported. A disease like this can spread through close associates.”