Death of solider believed caused by meningitis

Death of solider believed caused by meningitis
The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Jan 13, 2008 11:13:34 EST

SEOUL, South Korea — An American soldier has died in South Korea after contracting what health officials presume was meningitis, the U.S. military said Sunday.

Army Pvt. Jason L. Williams, 19, from Colorado died Saturday at a U.S. military hospital in Seoul, the 2nd Infantry Division said in a statement.

Williams “displayed symptoms of someone that might have suffered from meningitis,” the statement said.

Medical officials were conducting tests, including an autopsy, to determine the exact cause of death, the military said.

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The U.S. has about 28,000 troops in South Korea but plans to reduce the number to 25,000 by December as part of its global troop realignment program.


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