...by sharing a water bottle. Jonathan Stauffer, 15, died May 26, and a Beloit West Branch High School classmate, Kelly Coblentz, also 15, died two days later. Both had attended a school picnic, and authorities said the infection could have...

...She was listed in serious condition late Sunday afternoon. Freshman Jonathan Stauffer, 15, died May 23, and Kelly Coblentz, 16, a sophomore, died May 25 after being diagnosed with identical strains of Neisseria meningitidis. The two...

...outbreak, said Dr. Nancy Rosenstein of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jonathan Stauffer and Kelly Coblentz, both 15, died late last month of meningococcemia, a blood infection caused by the bacteria. The bacteria also...

...after contracting a blood infection caused by a strain of the bacteria. The students, Jonathan Stauffer, 15, and Kelly Coblentz, 16, were thought to have shared a water bottle at a school picnic. On Saturday, Christin VanCamp, 18, a student...