Epidemiological investigation of a death case of meningococcal meningitis in Guangdong

In November 2017, one suspected death case of Neisseria meningitidis infection was reported in Shantou, Guangdong province. The clinical symptoms of the case included high fever and emesis. Hemophilus influenzae type b was detected from the cerebrospinal fluid sample of the case. Neisseria meninggitidis was not detected. The case was identified to die from the infection of Hemophilus influenzae type b.