The death of a student from Halifax's Saint Mary’s University over the weekend in hospital is a confirmed case of meningitis.
Nova Scotia public health isn’t saying much more about who died or the strain of meningitis identified, but senior regional medical officer of health Dr. Ryan Sommers says there is no outbreak.
“Hearts go out to the family specifically, but also the friends and all the other connections,” says Ryan., which began after his best friend, Kai Matthews, died of meningitis last May at the age of 19. “I would love to check off the box of having it covered at every university and post-secondary school across Canada,” says Ryan. “I think that's within reach, and where we’re at only a year into B for Kai, the amount that we have accomplished, I think it’s entirely doable.”Bacterial meningitis spreads through direct contact with saliva and nasal secretions, in activities such as sharing food and drink, utensils or glasses, toothbrushes, and kissing.
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