Meningitis Kills MSC Orchestra Crew Member, Cruise Ship Cook Remains on Life Support

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Jim Walker

On October 8, 2012, we reported on four crew members aboard the MSC Orchestra who were sickened with meningitis. 

According to AFP in Rome, today one of the crew members, Ermandiasa Gede, age 32 from Indonesian, died of the infection nine days after being hospitalized.

Two of the other crew members, a 26-year-old Brazilian crew member and a 32-year-old Filipino, reportedly recovered. However, the fourth sick crew member, a 47-year-old Italian cook, remains on life support.

 

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