Meningococcal outbreak in NT continues to worsen.
The 25th case has been confirmed of the deadly meningococcal disease in the Central Australian indigenous communities of Barkly and Katherine. More meningococcal diagnoses have been recorded amid an unprecedented outbreak in Central Australia that has so far affected mainly indigenous children. There have been 25 confirmed cases of the W strain of the deadly […]
Meningococcal cases in WA worsens
The Department of Health today reported that an elderly patient is currently recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with serogroup Y meningococcal disease. Meningococcal disease usually occurs more commonly in winter and spring and this is the fourth case reported in the past fortnight, and the thirteenth case since July. The Department of Health has […]
NT meningococcal cases 6 times more than 2016
AN OUTBREAK of potentially life-threatening meningococcal disease has health authorities in Central Australia worried. There have been 17 cases of the disease in the Northern Territory so far this year. The outbreak has mostly affected Aboriginal children in Central Australia, Katherine and Barkly regions. Last year, there were just three NT cases of meningococcal disease. […]
6 cases of Meningococcal in one month in WA
The Department of Health today reported that a middle-aged adult is recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with serogroup Y meningococcal disease. There have now been six cases of meningococcal disease notified in West Australians in the past month, including four serogroup W and two serogroup Y cases. Meningococcal disease usually occurs more commonly […]
Meningococcal disease claims second Ballarat victim this year
A Ballarat man in his 70s has died from invasive meningococcal disease, becoming Ballarat’s second meningococcal victim this year. The 71-year-old man died in the Ballarat Base Hospital last month from the notifiable disease, just four months after the deadly infection claimed the life of 19-year-old Emma-Kate McGrath. The two cases are not linked. Across […]
Albany teen dies from meningococcal disease
TRIBUTES have poured in for Albany man Lloyd Dunham, who died on Saturday after contracting meningococcal disease. Mr Dunham was in Tasmania helping his sister Lucy move for a new job when he fell ill. Lucy said the 19-year-old had been in Tasmania for a week and was due to return home to WA on Saturday. But […]
How Blake Mitchell’s quick action saved his daughter Mia from deadly meningococcal
JUST three weeks ago, Mia Mitchell’s life hung in the balance as deadly meningococcal disease threatened to take away her dad’s little “princess”. Diagnosed with the emerging B-strain, her father Blake Mitchell, 28, and stepmum, Katrina Wood, 21, were told by doctors to prepare for the worst — and to pray for a miracle. “I […]
5th case of Meningococcal in Hunter region NSW
A child has become the Hunter’s fifth meningococcal case this year, Hunter New England Health has confirmed. Doctors have prescribed clearance antibiotics for the child’s family, and authorities say there are no links between this case and previous outbreaks. Public health physician Dr Tony Merritt said the illness usually resulted in a complete recovery when […]
Mum may have caught pneumococcal disease from her child
A PREGNANT mother who was rushed to hospital with an ear infection and later died after an emergency Caesarian may have caught the deadly pneumococcal disease from her own unvaccinated toddler. Blood tests have confirmed 35-year-old Imogen Petrak, who gave birth to baby Eleanor four weeks early before passing away, died of pneumococcal meningitis. The […]
20th case of meningococcal disease in SA – 51 year old woman
A 51 year old woman from metropolitan Adelaide is in hospital with meningococcal disease as the number of disease victims hits a six-year high. These include Mark Taylor, 53, of Greenwith who died from the B strain of the disease earlier this month after being rushed to Lyell McEwin Hospital. The woman is the 20th […]
