<p>SAN DIEGO(AP) - A Marine recruit who died earlier this month had a severe meningococcal bacteria infection and was not affected by a Strep A outbreak that caused dozens of military personnel to be hospitalized, officials said.</p>
<p>Pvt. Miguel Zavala, 18, of Greenfield, died Dec. 15, the same day 3,500 recruits and instructors received inoculations against Strep A, which in extreme cases can cause organ failure or necrotizing fasciitis, a deadly flesh-eating disease. The inoculations were planned before Zavala's death.</p>