US Officials Warn of Increase in Bacterial Illnesses That Could Be Deadly — VOA Learning English

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United States health officials are warning of an increase in rare bacterial illnesses that can lead to meningitis. It is a serious and often deadly disease in which an outside barrier of the brain or related tissues becomes infected and swollen.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning on March 28 about the increase in one kind of invasive “meningococcal disease” called serogroup Y.

Last year, 422 cases of it were reported in the U.S. — the most in a year since 2014. So far this year, 143 cases have been reported. That means infections are on their way to go above 2023 numbers, the CDC said.

Most of the cases last year did not involve meningitis, though at least 17…

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Mike Stobbe reported this story for The Associated Press. Gregory Stachel adapted it for VOA Learning English.

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