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Eight-year-old dies of meningitis | |
(about 12 hours later) | |
An eight-year-old girl from County Down has died in hospital from meningitis, it has emerged. | |
The child became ill on Wednesday afternoon but died on Thursday. | The child became ill on Wednesday afternoon but died on Thursday. |
Pupils at St Colmcille's Primary School in Downpatrick where the girl attended have received injections to immunise them against infection. | Pupils at St Colmcille's Primary School in Downpatrick where the girl attended have received injections to immunise them against infection. |
Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. | Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. |