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Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard
A Eugene teen-ager killed by bacterial meningitis and a second one made critically ill by the same virulent disease attended the same punk rock show at the WOW Hall during the Eugene Celebration, public health investigators said Monday.
Both 16-year-old Mani Shimada, who died last Thursday, and 15-year-old Christina Norton, who fell ill Sunday and is listed in critical condition, were sickened by bacterial meningitis. Also known as meningococcal disease, the illness can progress at a frightening pace and lead to death if not quickly treated.
Both attended the Sept. 20 "Bloodstains Across Eugene" music show at the WOW Hall, which featured such local bands as Monkee Torture, Capgun Suicide and Blasphemous Abnormality.
Lane County public health officials don't know if Shimada and Norton - who didn't know each other - had any contact during the show, or even if they were there at the same time. It's possible one exposed the other or that both were exposed by a third party. But the concert is the one known common thread that links their illnesses.
"It's the only link we know so far," said Dr. Sarah Hendrickson, the county public health officer.
As a result,...
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