Noreen Hynes kindly shared this alert with us. Although there have not yet been any meningococal meningitis cases reported to GeoSentinel associated with this Scouting Jamboree, we wanted to make sure you were aware of this possibility. CBS NEWS: Health officials are investigating several cases of meningitis that may be linked to the 2015 World Scout Jamboree, a global gathering of 30,000 scouts from around the world which was held July 28 to Aug. 8 in Kirara-hama, Japan. The Swedish Public Health Agency on Monday said one Swedish participant was likely to have contracted the disease at the event. Two other cases were under investigation. Sweden’s health authority is urging nearly 2,000 scouts to get preventive medical treatment, even if they’re not feeling sick. Three cases of meningitis have also been reported in scouts who returned home to Scotland. The Scotsman newspaper reports officials from Health Protection Scotland are contacting others who traveled with the group and advising them to take antibiotics as a precaution. Scouts from 161 countries registered to attend this year’s World Scout Jamboree, including a contingent from the Boy Scouts of America. In a statement provided to CBS News, the Boy Scouts of America said there have been no reports of anyone associated with the U.S. group contracting meningitis.
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Noreen Hynes kindly shared this alert with us. Although there have not yet been any meningococal meningitis cases reported to GeoSentinel associated with this Scouting Jamboree, we wanted to make sure you were aware of this possibility. CBS NEWS: Health officials are investigating several cases of meningitis that may be linked to the 2015 World Scout Jamboree, a global gathering of 30,000 scouts from around the world which was held July 28 to Aug. 8 in Kirara-hama, Japan. The Swedish Public Health Agency on Monday said one Swedish participant was likely to have contracted the disease at the event. Two other cases were under investigation. Sweden’s health authority is urging nearly 2,000 scouts to get preventive medical treatment, even if they’re not feeling sick. Three cases of meningitis have also been reported in scouts who returned home to Scotland. The Scotsman newspaper reports officials from Health Protection Scotland are contacting others who traveled with the group and advising them to take antibiotics as a precaution. Scouts from 161 countries registered to attend this year’s World Scout Jamboree, including a contingent from the Boy Scouts of America. In a statement provided to CBS News, the Boy Scouts of America said there have been no reports of anyone associated with the U.S. group contracting meningitis.