Men B Case in teenager in South Australia
A case of invasive meningococcal disease has been notified in a 16 year-old male from country South Australia, who has been admitted to hospital in a stable condition. The strain has been identified as serogroup B. SA Health has identified multiple people who had contact with the patient, of whom 13 people have been directed […]
Reminder to WA Parents to get FREE ACWY vaccine for 1-4 year olds after another meningococcal case
The Department of Health today reported that a young child is recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with serogroup W meningococcal disease. In the past two years, children aged under 5 years have comprised one third of all cases of meningococcal disease notified in WA, and around 70% of cases in young children have been […]
Protecting More Victorian Teens From Meningococcal
The Andrews Labor Government is extending a free meningococcal vaccination program so even more young Victorians can be protected against the deadly disease. This follows the inaction from the Turnbull Government which continues to shirk its responsibility leaving young people behind in the fight against this disease. Visiting Traralgon Secondary College, Minister for Health Jill […]
Quad-Strain Meningococcal Vaccine To Be Added To National Immunisation Program
To help protect our youngest Australians from the devastating consequences of meningococcal, the Turnbull Government will add a quad-strain vaccine to the National Immunisation Program (NIP). The new vaccine (Nimenrix) covers against A, C, W and Y strains (MenACWY) and will be added to the NIP ahead of the next peak meningococcal season which, based […]
WA again leads the way with meningococcal disease vaccinations
In an Australian-first, the McGowan Labor Government today announced all Western Australian children aged one to four years will have access to a free meningococcal ACWY vaccine. Meningococcal disease is an uncommon, but sometimes life-threatening illness. At any one time, about 10 per cent of healthy people carry meningococcal bacteria harmlessly in their nose or […]
2 more meningococcal cases hit WA
The Department of Health today reported that an infant is recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with meningococcal disease. Meningococcal disease is an uncommon, life-threatening illness caused by a bacterial infection of the blood and/or the membranes that line the spinal cord and brain, and occasionally of other sites, such as the throat or large […]
Deadly meningococcal claims life of Ingham boy in North Queensland
Deadly meningococcal claims life of Ingham boy in North Queensland | Daily Telegraph AN Ingham boy has died in Townsville Hospital after contracting meningococcal disease. The boy was initially being treated in Ingham Hospital before being rushed to Townsville in an ambulance last Wednesday. The boy, whose name and age was not released, died on […]
Meningococcal disease in a young WA child
The Department of Health today reported that an infant is currently recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with serogroup W meningococcal disease. Meningococcal disease usually occurs more commonly in winter and spring and most cases this year have been reported since July. The Department of Health routinely identifies the close contacts of all notified cases […]
Gay and bisexual men urged to vaccinate against meningococcal after Melbourne outbreak
Gay men are being urged to get vaccinated against meningococcal disease after a sudden outbreak in Melbourne. Health authorities are offering a free vaccine from next week after eight men were struck down with the disease’s C-strain since May. Victoria’s deputy chief health officer, Brett Sutton, said almost all the patients identified as gay or […]
“Like someone is peeling your skin off”: What it’s like to contract and survive meningococcal W
After five days of agonising pain, Eliza Bradley says it was a young medical student who delivered the diagnosis that saved her life. The 30-year-old Kalgoorlie woman had been admitted to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth in September 2016, after succumbing to what appeared to be a mystery infection. In the space […]
