Six WA patients diagnosed with meningococcal disease
Six West Australians have been confirmed with meningococcal disease in the past week — the latest case is an adult. The WA Health Department said in a statement today that the patient was recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with the W strain of the bacterial infection. A baby was reported to have meningococcal disease […]
WA baby becomes fourth child infected with meningococcal in less than a week
A West Australian baby has been infected with meningococcal disease – the fourth case reported in a child in less than a week. The WA Health Department said the infant was recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with a W strain of the bacterial infection. Last Friday the department reported four new cases – three […]
Meningococcal cases confirmed in the Mid West of WA
A Rangeway medical clinic is urging parents to vaccinate their children, following an outbreak of Meningococcal in the Mid West. Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service chief executive Deborah Woods said representatives would meet with the Department of Health later today to discuss a strategy going forward, which includes a targeted campaign to vaccinate children under […]
2 South Australian meningococcal cases days after new vaccine program launched
Health experts have talked down infection fears within the Adelaide community despite two confirmed reports of meningococcal disease within the past two days. A two-year-old boy is in a serious condition and a 29-year-old woman is in a stable condition after being diagnosed with the disease. It comes just days after the State Government launched its […]
Two-year-old boy in South Australian hospital with meningococcal disease
A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy from metropolitan Adelaide is in hospital in a serious condition with meningococcal infection amid fears children at a Para Vista childcare centre may also be infected. SA Health is working with officials from a metropolitan childcare centre and is contacting all people who have been in contact with the boy. SA Health […]
Infant battles Men B in WA
The Department of Health today reported that an infant is recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with meningococcal serogroup B 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, […]
25 year old woman died after contracting meningococcal disease in NSW
Laboratory tests have confirmed meningococcal disease as the cause of death in a 25 year old woman in the New England region. The young woman collapsed at home on Saturday, September 22 and was taken to hospital by ambulance, but was unable to be revived. Public health physician, Dr Tony Merritt expressed the District’s condolences. “This is […]
Young WA child struck down by B strain of meningococcal disease
The Department of Health today reported that a young child is recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with meningococcal serogroup B 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 […]
Elderly adult fighting for life in a Perth hospital with meningococcal disease
The Department of Health today reported that an elderly adult is recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with meningococcal W 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, […]
Tasmanian Mum calls for the government to cover the Men B strain vaccine
Vaccination funding: Labor MP Shane Broad with concerned parent Tracy Lee are pushing for government funding of the B strain meningococcal vaccine. East Devonport’s Tracy Lee describes herself as a “worried parent just wanting the best for her kids and community” which is why she is calling on the government to cover the B strain […]
