Paxton child has bacteria that can cause meningitis

PAXTON – The Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department has confirmed that a 1-year-old child from Ford County has been positively diagnosed with neisseria meningitidis, a bacteria that can cause meningitis.

There are no other reported or suspected cases in Ford or Iroquois counties, according to Douglas Corbett, public health administrator.

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