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Case of meningitis sparks fear at resort

A TOP seaside resort has been at the centre of a major health scare.

Case of meningitis sparks fear at resort

Wed, 15 Aug, 2007 - 01:00

Jimmy Woulfe, Mid-West Correspondent

Holidaymakers in Kilkee have been given antibiotics after a Limerick teenage visitor contracted a deadly and highly contagious form of meningitis.

The girl, aged 17, from Crecora, Co Limerick, was staying at the resort with her family when she became ill.

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