State officials said on Friday that father of a University of Oregon student has been diagnosed with meningitis. The man contracted the potentially deadly disease amid an outbreak that started in the campus in January.

In the outbreak, one has student has lost his life. Now, total number of infected people has reached to seven. Jason Davis, spokesman for Lane County Public Health, said that the 52-year-old-man fell sick six weeks after the last on-campus infection.

Davis said that there is a possibility of more cases when. He said so as many other universities across the nation have seen the outbreaks’ return and that too after eight months. As per health experts, the disease can remain inactive for two years.

Investigation was carried out and the man’s infection has been found to due to his May 2 visit to his undergraduate daughter. The man was diagnosed with the disease after he returned home to another state.

The man’s illness was not directly linked to the University of Oregon outbreak. It took many years and then public health officials were informed about the case. In February, Lauren Jones, 18, died owing to the disease.

After which, the university took a step to enlist all 22,000 undergraduates in a two-step vaccination programme. University of Oregon spokeswoman Jen McCulley said that around half of them have completed the process.

Jonathon Modi of the Oregon Health Authority said that the outbreak is not over. Modi said that they cannot reveal information about where he lives. Health officials in his state have been informed. It shall however, be noted that the man does not pose any threat to public.

Reaction to the disease differs. Also, recovery level varies as some people recover quickly and others may face severe complications, including deafness, loss of digits and even death.