Tuscan woman infected with meningitis C

(ANSA) - Florence, February 8 - A 50-year-old woman from Campi Bisenzio near Florence has been confirmed as having contracted meningitis C, bringing the total cases of meningitis in the region to 12 thus far this year, the local health authority said on Monday.
    The woman is being treated in the infectious diseases unit of Florence's Careggi Hospital and didn't have direct contact with the public in her administrative job.
    Italian Health Minister Beatrice Lorenzin will discuss the situation on Tuesday in a previously scheduled meeting with Tuscan regional councillor Stefania Saccardi and representatives from the Italian medicines agency (AIFA) and the Higher Health Institute (ISS).
    Saccardi in recent days said the number of meningitis vaccinations has increased in the region, and the vaccination is free to all through age 45.
    In 2015, there were 38 cases of meningitis in the region.