Tulsa Business Cleans Oologah-Talala School Buildings For Free

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OOLOGAH, OK -- Efforts are underway to clean the bacteria from Oologah-Talala School buildings following a meningitis outbreak.

Tulsa based PCC Cleaning & Restoration will wrap up three days of work Wednesday. They report their products will clean 99.97% of the harmful particles in the air.

They've only cleaned the elementary school, but say they'll come back and do the high school if the district asks.

The company did all the work for free. PCC officials say that's their way of supporting the community of Oologah during this crisis.

Seven students from the Oologah-Talala School District have been sickened by a strain of meningitis that has already killed two children from Oologah schools.

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The Rogers County Health Department is holding a meningitis vaccination clinic at Oologah Lower Elementary School Friday, 12-7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. This clinic is for Oologah residents only, ages 2 to 55. The health department says the vaccine will not be available to those older than 55, because it hasn't been tested for patients in that age group.

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Public health officials stress that the general public is not at risk. Only persons who have had close, personal contact to a person with a meningococcal infection have a slightly increased risk of developing the disease.

Symptoms of meningococcal disease may appear two to ten days after infection. People ill with meningococcal septicemia may have fever, nausea, vomiting and a rash. People that are ill with meningitis will have fever, intense headache, nausea, vomiting and a stiff neck. Officials say it is important to seek care from a physician as soon as possible if these symptoms appear.

For more information on meningococcal disease, visit the Oklahoma State Department of Health Web site and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.