The ARS Nouvelle-Aquitaine informed this Wednesday of a “case of invasive meningococcal infection in a young man of 25 years. The clients of a club he attended are wanted.
The small town of Bègles is worried. The Regional Health Agency of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (ARS) launched an appeal after the detection of a case of meningitis in a nightclub in Bègles (Gironde). This information reported this Wednesday, October 19 by France Blue Gironde sows trouble.
The 25-year-old young man was immediately taken care of by the emergency department of the Robert Picqué army instruction hospital. His condition is stable. But we now know that he frequented the BT59 / Le Block nightclub, in the Terres-Neuves district, in Bègles, on the night of October 7 to 8. According to the investigation, he left the establishment around 6.30 a.m.
ARS recommendations
Thus, the ARS invites “people who have spent the night in this disco, and presenting fever, pain, more or less associated with a skin rash, vomiting, visual discomfort caused by light, etc., to consult their attending physician as soon as possible or, in an emergency, contact the center 15 ”.
At the same time, measures were taken for the close entourage of the young man. Several people will have to undergo preventive antibiotic treatment while waiting for the identification of the germ in question. Finally, the ARS reiterates the importance of getting vaccinated and of respecting the vaccination schedule in force in France and invites you to visit www.mesvaccins.net
In France, the number of bacterial meningitis was estimated at 1,448 cases in 2012 (1 to 3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in industrialized countries).
Meningococci are the only bacterial species capable of causing epidemics of meningitis.
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