Health officials say Virginia is experiencing a statewide outbreak of meningococcal disease, with 27 cases reported since last summer.
Meningococcal disease is caused by the bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis type Y and has been reported in eastern, central, and southwest Virginia since June 2022, the Virginia Department of Health said in a Wednesday news release.
“This development is three times the expected number of cases during this time period,” the release said.
In the words of the great Gomer Pyle-suprize, suprize, suprize. Who would have thunk that if you let anybody walk across your border unchecked, they might bring diseases with them. Nobody would have ever expected something like that.