(ANSA) - Florence, December 28 - As many as 59 cases of
meningitis C have been registered in Tuscany from 2015 to today,
authorities said Wednesday after a Rome elementary-school
teacher became the latest victim of the virus: 31 last year and
28 this.
Twelve people have died of meningitis, six this year and six
last, they said.
To these must be added a death from meningitis B and the
death of a patient affected by another strain, pneumococcal
meningitis.
The greatest incidence of the virus was in the 20-29-year-old
age bracket, followed by the 0-19 year old bracket.
Only in 19 cases the persons affected were more than 40 years
of age.
But the average age of those who died was 52.
Tuscany has seen more meningitis deaths than any other
Italian region.
photo: staff at Florence's Meyer Paediatric Hospital
28 Tuscany meningitis cases in 2016
20-29-yr bracket most hit, then 0-19