29 servicemen of Moscow military district were hospitalized on suspicion of meningitis.
16 of servicemen are diagnosed the meningococcosis. Analyses of remaining 13 people are sent for additional examination.
"Presence of meningococcal bacillus doesn`t testify about the disease but servicemen have been hospitalized for preventive purposes", - announced representative of Ministry of Defence.
Earlier a serviceman of military freight escort was diagnosed meningitis. 78 servicemen, who contacted the sick, were sent for medical examination.
29 servicemen, who are suspected of meningitis, were conveyed to inflectional department of Podolsk hospital. The sick soldier undergoes medical treatment in 574-th hospital of Moscow.
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