A schoolgirl died of a persistent form of meningococcal infection while on vacation in one of the camps in Tatarstan, according to the Republic's Youth Ministry, the incident occurred in Bogulma. On October 29, 195 children arrived at the institution - they were supposed to be on vacation until November 4. On the evening of November 1, one of the girls complained of a headache, and her temperature also rose to 39.4 degrees. Half an hour later they took her home. On November 2, the parents still called an ambulance and the schoolgirl was hospitalized first in the infectious diseases department and then in the intensive care unit. The department notes that despite the efforts of the doctors, the girl died the night before. The early diagnosis is a persistent form of meningococcal infection, Waterhouse-Friedrichsen syndrome, meningococcemia. The medical institutions where the schoolgirl was treated, as well as the children in the same unit with her, were transferred for supervision. Photo: Olga Shukalina.

A schoolgirl died of a persistent form of meningococcal infection while on vacation in one of the camps in Tatarstan, according to the Republic's Youth Ministry, the incident occurred in Bogulma. On October 29, 195 children arrived at the institution - they were supposed to be on vacation until November 4. On the evening of November 1, one of the girls complained of a headache, and her temperature also rose to 39.4 degrees. Half an hour later they took her home. On November 2, the parents still called an ambulance and the schoolgirl was hospitalized first in the infectious diseases department and then in the intensive care unit. The department notes that despite the efforts of the doctors, the girl died the night before. The early diagnosis is a persistent form of meningococcal infection, Waterhouse-Friedrichsen syndrome, meningococcemia. The medical institutions where the schoolgirl was treated, as well as the children in the same unit with her, were transferred for supervision. Photo: Olga Shukalina.