A student at the Universal Technical Institute in Exton, Pa., died this past weekend due to a rare form of meningitis.
Jeffrey Cox, 21, of Bowie, Md., was found dead in his West Chester apartment on Saturday, two days after classes ended for the 1,400-student trade school.
According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Chester County Health Department officials said Cox likely contracted meningococcal meningitis, the same type that claimed the life of College sophomore Anne Ryan earlier this month.
Officials also said that Cox contracted a strain of the meningococcal meningitis that is not one of the five or six strains covered by the vaccine recommended for college students.
Neither officials from Student Health Services nor Philadelphia Public Health officials have released what tparticular strain Ryan contracted.
The source of Cox's infection is still unknown.
- Jared Miller
