Meningitis cases unrelated

A female student was in fair condition earlier this week at an area hospital with an undetermined type of bacterial meningitis.

The student lives in Ogg Hall, a residence hall on the southeast edge of campus. Her name is being withheld to protect her privacy. A female Sellery Hall resident was admitted to an area hospital April 17 from meningococcal disease, and has since been discharged. Because the two students were infected with different types of meningitis, the cases are not related, says Craig Roberts, epidemiologist at University Health Services. Meningitis is an inflammation of the lining surrounding the brain and spinal cord.