Bacterial meningitis possibly spread on AirTran flight
{{date|July 24, 2007}}
[[Image:Boeing-717-bwi.jpg|thumb|right|AirTran [[w:Boeing 717|Boeing 717]] at [[w:Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport|Baltimore/Washington International Airport]] in 2005. {{Image source|[[Commons:User:JosephBarillari|Joseph Barillari]]}}]]
Authorities are currently working with employees of [[w:AirTran Airways|AirTran Airways]] to find passengers who sat near a teenage girl with [[w:bacterial meningitis|bacterial meningitis]] on AirTran flights 687 and 862 on Saturday.

After falling "seriously ill" during the second flight, from [[w:Atlanta|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] to [[w:Wichita|Wichita]], [[Kansas]] the girl was diagnosed with meningitis, an infection of the brain and spinal cord, at Wichita's Wesley Medical Center. 

Although meningitis cannot be transferred merely through casual contact, AirTran notified the [[w:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] on Sunday, and are attempting to track the passengers who sat near the girl on the two flights.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/07/23/airtran.meningitis.ap/index.html|title=AirTran seeks fellow passengers of teen with meningitis|author=AP|pub=CNN|date=July 23, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2007/7/23/bacterial_meningitis_scare_in_the_air.html|title=Bacterial Meningitis Scare In The Air|author=|pub=Central Florida News|date=July 23, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/07/23/airtran_warns_of_passenger_with_meningitis/1241/
|title=AirTran warns of passenger with meningitis
|author=|pub=United Press International|date=July 23, 2007}}

==External links==
*[http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/DBMD/diseaseinfo/meningococcal_g.htm CDC: Meningococcal Disease] - CDC resource for bacterial meningitis

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Boeing 717 at Baltimore/Washington International Airport in 2005. 
Authorities are currently working with employees of AirTran Airways to find passengers who sat near a teenage girl with bacterial meningitis on AirTran flights 687 and 862 on Saturday.

After falling "seriously ill" during the second flight, from Atlanta, Georgia to Wichita, Kansas the girl was diagnosed with meningitis, an infection of the brain and spinal cord, at Wichita's Wesley Medical Center. 

Although meningitis cannot be transferred merely through casual contact, AirTran notified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday, and are attempting to track the passengers who sat near the girl on the two flights.
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