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| Boardmasters festival-goers given meningitis treatment | Boardmasters festival-goers given meningitis treatment |
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| Festival-goers have been given antibiotics after an 18-year-old man became critically ill with meningitis. | Festival-goers have been given antibiotics after an 18-year-old man became critically ill with meningitis. |
| Public Health England (PHE) told the Bristol Post it was investigating the diagnosis at Boardmasters festival in Newquay, Cornwall. | Public Health England (PHE) told the Bristol Post it was investigating the diagnosis at Boardmasters festival in Newquay, Cornwall. |
| The teenager is a student at St Brendan's Sixth Form College in Bristol, which saw two cases of meningococcal infection last spring. | The teenager is a student at St Brendan's Sixth Form College in Bristol, which saw two cases of meningococcal infection last spring. |
| Festival organisers said he had been unwell in the days before the event. | Festival organisers said he had been unwell in the days before the event. |
| More on this story, and other news | More on this story, and other news |
| Deputy director of health protection at PHE's South West Health Protection Team, Mike Wade, said his thoughts were with the family of the critically ill patient. | Deputy director of health protection at PHE's South West Health Protection Team, Mike Wade, said his thoughts were with the family of the critically ill patient. |
| "We want to reassure people that all appropriate public health actions are being taken," he said. | "We want to reassure people that all appropriate public health actions are being taken," he said. |
| "It is highly unlikely that this case is related to the previous cases at St Brendan's which occurred 14 months ago. | "It is highly unlikely that this case is related to the previous cases at St Brendan's which occurred 14 months ago. |
| "The student has not attended the college since the end of the summer term at the beginning of July." | "The student has not attended the college since the end of the summer term at the beginning of July." |
| Those in close contact with him at the festival were offered antibiotics. | |
| What is meningitis? | What is meningitis? |
| Source: NHS Choices | Source: NHS Choices |
| It is not known if the man contracted the disease at the festival, but administering antibiotics to close contacts was "standard procedure" with confirmed cases of meningitis, PHE said. | It is not known if the man contracted the disease at the festival, but administering antibiotics to close contacts was "standard procedure" with confirmed cases of meningitis, PHE said. |
| The organisers and medical teams at Boardmasters Festival confirmed an 18-year-old was transferred to a hospital in Cornwall after being treated on site. | The organisers and medical teams at Boardmasters Festival confirmed an 18-year-old was transferred to a hospital in Cornwall after being treated on site. |
| Dr Aaron Pennell, medical director of Emergency Doctor Medical Services, which was providing medical support at the festival said the teenager was seen and assessed by two intensive care doctors and two critical care paramedics who were part of the medical team on the site. | Dr Aaron Pennell, medical director of Emergency Doctor Medical Services, which was providing medical support at the festival said the teenager was seen and assessed by two intensive care doctors and two critical care paramedics who were part of the medical team on the site. |
| "The patient was assessed fully including initial blood and urine tests to identify life-threatening illness that were all initially negative," he said. | "The patient was assessed fully including initial blood and urine tests to identify life-threatening illness that were all initially negative," he said. |
| "He was transferred with a doctor and paramedic to hospital after his condition deteriorated after transfer to a welfare area." | "He was transferred with a doctor and paramedic to hospital after his condition deteriorated after transfer to a welfare area." |
| The surfing and music festival ran from Wednesday 9 August to Sunday. | The surfing and music festival ran from Wednesday 9 August to Sunday. |