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Wednesday, December 15, 2004 (Philippines)

Meningo scare eases; pupils back in school
A welcome billboard in yellow and red hazard colors stands out along the highway at Barangay Sasa, greeting motorists to the village. Right below it, however, is a pile of garbage irresponsibility thrown by residents. (Contributed photo)
CLASSES in the Matina Pangi Elementary School have resumed and pupils are back in their classrooms after fears of a meningococcemia outbreak have settled down.

Teachers and pupils did not show up in school last Monday after word in the community went around that a three-month-old baby, who lived just a few meters away from the school at Km. 9 in Matina Pangi, was rumored to have died of meningococcemia.

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