Eighth Princeton student diagnosed with meningitis

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Eighth Princeton student diagnosed with meningitis

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/eighth-princeton-student-diagnosed-meningitis-230155029--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zlbvHZAVIx9X7BROrzxbaQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-11-22T230155Z_1_CBRE9AL1RZE00_RTROPTP_2_USA-PRINCETON-MENINGITIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Students walk around the Princeton University campus in New Jersey" align="left" title="Students walk around the Princeton University campus in New Jersey" border="0" /></a>An eighth Princeton University student has been diagnosed with meningitis, a potentially fatal infection that causes swelling of the brain and spinal cord, a university spokesman said on Friday. Health officials will conduct tests to determine whether the latest case is related to the previous seven that have been identified since March. The latest case comes shortly after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration allowed the university to use an imported vaccine to help control the disease's spread. The past cases at the Ivy League school were caused by the meningococcal bacteria known as serogroup B. State law requires all Princeton students living in dormitories to receive a meningitis vaccine that protects against most strains but not the serogroup B variety, Princeton spokesman Martin Mbugua said in an email.</p><br clear="all"/>

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