The student fell ill last weekend just days after conducting experiments with meningitis germs, city health officials told The Boston Globe in a story published Friday.
The lab was locked down for investigation and antibiotics dispensed to scientists who worked in the lab and with the student, The Globe reported. The sickened student, who was not publicly identified, was treated and is recovering, the university said.
The university notified city health officials within hours of recognizing the student's illness and his experiments might be linked, said Dr. Anita Barry, a disease investigator for the City of Boston.
If the student's illness proves to be linked to his lab work, the city may require the university to review it's safety procedures, Barry said.
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