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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Indonesian crew member dies from meningitis


Another in critical condition in Livorno hospital

16 October, 21:05 
Livorno, October 16 - One of the four crew members of an Italian cruise liner who was hospitalized last week following an outbreak of bacterial meningitis died Tuesday evening, doctors said.

Indonesian crew member Ermandiasa I Gede, 32, died from septic shock, despite numerous attempts by doctors to resuscitate him.

The four were admitted to a hospital in the Tuscan port of Livorno on October 7 at the end of a cruise by MSC's Orchestra liner.

A 26-year-old Brazilian crew member was released Tuesday and will return with his wife to his home country in the upcoming days.

Doctors said that the prognosis for a 32-year-old Filipino crew member is positive and that he should be released in the next several days.

A 47-year-old Italian from Sorrento remains in serious condition in the intensive care department of the Livorno hospital.  http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/english/2012/10/16/Indonesian-crew-member-infected-meningitis-dies_7642643.html?