It is rare, but virulent. For World Meningitis Day, the Belgian Pediatric Society highlights the importance of increased awareness. On the vaccination front, the government’s inertia is singled out.
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Published on 4/10/2024 at 09:23
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En arriving with fanfare on June 19, 2014, little Arthur made a couple the happiest parents in the world. Almost ten months of pure happiness, until the day everything changed. “During the Easter holidays in 2015, Arthur fell ill,” his mother remembers. “He was feverish at first, but always happy, playful and greedy: we weren’t worried at first. Two days later he started vomiting. The next day, his condition deteriorated further. We went to the emergency room. From there, everything went very quickly. The hospital pediatrician, suspecting meningitis, performed a lumbar puncture, during which he felt unwell. »
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