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Strain is very rare in the united states. it is not included in currently available vaccines. the bacteria can cause infections to the brain and spinal cord. symptoms are headache, fever, vomiting and rashes and stiff neck. those who recover can have hearing loss and brain damage and limb amputations. >> this needs to be treated quickly. other cases, you have to be aware the sooner you are on antibiotics, the sooner you will recover. >> reporter: the fda is looking into the strain imported in the united states. it is called bexsero and it is only available in australia and not available in the...

Brain and spinal cord. symptoms include headache, fever, vomiting, rashes, stiff neck. those infected need to be treated right away. even those that recover can suffer serious complications like hearing loss, brain damage, limb amputations. >> treat it quickly. so a community that may have other cases has to be aware of the symptoms because the quicker you put someone on antibiotics, the more likely they are to recover. >> reporter: to combat the disease, the cdc has fda approval to import the only vaccine for meningitis "b" as an experimental drug. it is called bexsero, approved in australia ...

A total of six students and one visitor to princeton are linked to the outbreak. the latest case was diagnosed last week. that student is still hospitalized this morning. >> i remember it was pretty innocent. she went from feeling almost mine to the next minute 103 fever. >> reporter: but meningitis is rare the strain of this outbreak is very rare in the the united states. not included in currently available vaccines. the back tear can cause infections of the lining of the brain and spinal cord. symptoms include headache, fever, vomiting, rashes and stiff neck. those infected need to be treate...

In the united states. it is not included in currently available vaccines. the bacteria can cause infections of the lining of the brain and spinal cord. symptoms are headache, fever, vomiting and rashes and stiff neck. those who recover can suffer serious complications like hearing loss and brain damage and limb amputations. >> you need to treat it quickly. a community that may have other cases has to be aware of the symptoms. the quicker you put someone on antibiotics, the more likely they are to recover. >> reporter: to combat the disease, the cdc has fda approval to import the only vaccine a...

[ gunfire ] >> a hail of gunfire there. we now know that was exchange between the two suspects in the boston bombing case and police who were on the scene. those two men also threw explosives at officers. one eyewitness said he saw what looked like a pressure cooker bomb, which would in fact be consistent with the explosive that was used within the boston marathon on monday. three people were tragically killed in that attack. 170 were wounded, including many that were so severe they included limb amputations. i want to bring in nbc's kerry sanders, who is live in watertown. he's been on this s...