5 month old SA baby struck down with meningococcal
A case of invasive meningococcal disease has been notified in a five month old girl from metropolitan Adelaide. The patient has been admitted to hospital and is in a stable condition. The meningococcal strain has been identified as serogroup B. SA Health has identified multiple people who had contact with the patient, of whom seven […]
Meningococcal, kills pregnant mum in Qld
A PREGNANT Gold Coast mum was rushed to hospital with an ear infection. Hours later, she was dead. Doctors were forced to perform an emergency C-section on Imogen Petrak, who was 36 weeks pregnant, when she checked into hospital on July 14. Baby Eleanor was born four-weeks premature, but in an unthinkable tragedy, her mother […]
Adelaide man dies from Meningococcal
A 53-year-old man from Adelaide died over the weekend after contracting a case of invasive meningococcal disease, SA Health has revealed. SA Health said the strain was serogroup B and they had identified multiple people who had been in contact with the man, who died on Saturday. It said four people had been directed “to […]
NSW woman loses 4 major organs after meningococcal disease
A woman has survived without four major organs after a life-threatening battle with meningococcal. Sarah Joyce, 30, from New South Wales, first thought her high temperature and sickness was due to a flu-like illness but less than 24 hours later, her life hung in the balance. ‘If I hadn’t gone to hospital when I did, […]
Meningococcal outbreak in Fiji
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services yesterday confirmed there were five cases of meningococcal disease at St John’s College in Levuka. A student also died at the beginning of this term, after the disease outbreak at the school. Health Ministry permanent secretary Philip Davies said they approached the World Health Organization (WHO) to support […]
SA boy, 4, in hospital with meningococcal B strain disease
A YOUNG boy is the latest victim to contract meningococcal in South Australia. SA Health says a case of invasive meningococcal B strain has been identified in the boy, 4, from metropolitan Adelaide. The boy is in hospital in a serious condition. SA Health has identified several people who had contact with the boy and […]
Viral meningitis hits AFL star Tom Lynch
TOM Lynch will make a heartfelt return to West Lakes on Monday, but it could be weeks until the Adelaide linkman receives the green light from medicos to resume playing. Lynch was placed in intensive care last week before doctors diagnosed the viral meningitis that had floored the 26-year-old. Viral meningitis can put victims out […]
Know meningococcal signs, urges expert
Many parents aren’t aware of the symptoms of meningococcal disease, with a survey revealing some have mistaken the deadly bacterial infection for sunburn. Australians are being urged to educate themselves on the early signs of the potentially deadly disease as part of a new national campaign. While rare and treatable, meningococcal can result in death […]
7 year old Brisbane boy contracts meningococcal
A young Brisbane boy who contracted meningococcal disease was expected to be released from hospital, with health authorities saying it was unlikely he would pass the uncommon and severe infection to others. The seven-year-old would be discharged from Redcliffe Hospital later on Tuesday. “This case is likely to be an isolated one and the chance […]
15-year-old SA boy contracts meningococcal disease, the fourth case recorded in that state this month
A FIFTEEN-year-old boy has been diagnosed with meningococcal, less than a week after three adults were hospitalised in South Australia with the disease. SA Health confirmed the boy had been admitted to hospital and was in a stable condition on Tuesday afternoon and authorities have begun contacting people who may have had contact with the […]
