This from NY1:

The city Health Department says a new strain of bacterial
meningitis is circulating in Brooklyn, and it has already claimed four
victims.

Since late December, nine cases have been diagnosed in the borough, including four who died.

Health officials are urging New Yorkers to see their doctors if
they think they’re experiencing meningitis symptoms, which include:
fever, vomiting, confusion, headache, stiff neck and a rash.

Meningitis infects the tissues and fluid surrounding the brain and
spinal cord. It gets spread through close contact with an infected
person.

The disease can be treated with antibiotics if detected early, but it can also be fatal.

The Department of Health said recent patients with meningitis in
Brooklyn reported using street drugs or being in close contact with
people who used street drugs. The department says the general
population is not at a higher risk.