2 more illnesses tied to Fort Leonard Wood

2 more illnesses tied to Leonard Wood
By Jim Salter - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Feb 19, 2009 21:30:57 EST

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Two more people with ties to Missouri’s Fort Leonard Wood Army base were treated for meningitis-like symptoms, raising more concerns at the base where two soldiers have died this month from the disease.

Both soldiers died of a bacterial form of the illness. Speaking Thursday first at a news conference and then at a community forum, base officials said they had just learned of two additional possible cases.

A male nurse on the base was diagnosed with viral meningitis, but responded well to treatment and was expected to be released soon from an off-base hospital, said Lt. Col. John Lowery, the base medical director.
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