Before you freak out....Marlie and Mitchell did NOT go to see this particular Santa, but I'm sure plenty of her school friends did, so please keep them in your thoughts so they don't have to worry about a thing.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOLEDO - A man who portrayed Santa Claus at a Toledo-area mall tested positive for a bacteria that causes meningitis, health officials have said.
The man was admitted to St. Luke's Hospital in suburban Maumee last week with a respiratory ailment, according to the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department. Tests showed that the man did not have meningitis but carried a bacteria that can cause the disease, said Health Commissioner Dr. David Grossman.
Parents of children who may have been exposed to the man should call a doctor about preventive antibiotics, he said Saturday.
The man portrayed Santa at the Southwyck Mall in Toledo on Dec. 15 and Dec. 18-20.
