Officials: L.I. Man Died From Bacterial Meningitis

wcbstv.com     Mar 17, 2008            

A mechanic at a pudding factory has died of bacterial meningitis, the third such death on Long Island this year, health officials said Monday. None of the deaths are believed to be related. The latest victim, identified only as a 58-year-old man from Levittown, died on Saturday after feeling ill... [read full story]                

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Officials: Meningitis May Have Killed L.I. Man

wcbstv.com     Mar 17, 2008          

Health officials said a 58-year-old Long Island man may have died from bacterial meningitis. Nassau County health officials identified the man as a Levittown resident who worked at Kozy Shack Enterprises in Hicksville. ... Nassau County Health Department spokeswoman Mary...                

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New meningitis death no public threat, Nassau officials say

newsday.com     Mar 17, 2008          

Nassau officials said Monday that the third confirmed county-linked death from meningitis is unusual, but they cautioned it does not add up up to any particular threat to public health. ... The county announced Sunday that a 58 year old Levittown man apparently had died...                

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New meningitis death no public threat, officials say

newsday.com     Mar 17, 2008          

Nassau officials said Monday that the third confirmed county-linked death from meningitis is unusual, but they cautioned it does not add up up to any particular threat to public health. ... The county announced Sunday that a 58-year-old Levittown man apparently had died...                

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MENINGITIS DEATH

nypost.com     Mar 18, 2008          

A 58-year-old Long Island man has died of bacterial meningitis, the fifth such death in the metropolitan area this year, health officials said yesterday. The latest victim, identified only as a machine mechanic from Levittown, died Saturday after... ... March 18, 2008 --...                

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Officials Say Latest Meningitis Deaths Unrelated

redorbit.com     Mar 18, 2008          

By Carl Macgowan, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Mar. 18--The deaths late last week of two Nassau County residents, both of whom are believed to have contracted meningococcal meningitis, were coincidence and not evidence of a public health emergency, county officials said yesterday.                

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