EUGENE, Ore. — Public health officials say a parent who visited the campus of the University of Oregon in early May was infected with the bacteria that can cause meningitis.
The 52-year-old man is the seventh person with meningococcal disease since a campus outbreak began in January. The others were students. One died.
The outbreak has left public health officials frustrated because fewer than half of the 22,000 students they’d hoped to vaccinate have gotten shots.
The state Health Authority said Friday the parent’s case demonstrates that the disease is lingering on the campus, and students should get vaccinated.
The agency says the man visited his daughter May 2-3. It said his close contacts have gotten preventive antibiotic treatment.
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