Tasmanian Health Minister confirms northern meningococcal clinics next month
Public meningococcal clinics will be held in the state’s North and North-West next month, with specific details to be released soon. Health Minister Michael Ferguson has confirmed the clinics will take place in October, but said those eligible for the free vaccinations did not need to wait. “Eligible Tasmanians can receive their free vaccination from […]
Second Meningococcal B case in Tasmania in a week.
A 15-YEAR-OLD Launceston boy is in a stable condition after becoming the ninth Tasmanian to be diagnosed with meningococcal this year. It is the third case of the B strain this year and the first in the state’s North. In a statement issued late on Thursday, Public Health Services clinical director of communicable diseases Faline […]
4 year old Tasmanian girl struck down with meningococcal
A four year-old girl from East Devonport has been diagnosed with meningococcal disease and is in a stable condition in the Royal Hobart Hospital. Acting director of public health, Dr Scott McKeown, said a public health response was underway following the confirmation of a case of meningococcal disease. “Public Health Services is currently working with […]
3 People diagnosed with Meningococcal W in WA
The Department of Health today reported that two adults and a young child are recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with meningococcal disease. All three cases were diagnosed with serogroup W meningococcal disease, although the cases are not linked. Meningococcal disease is an uncommon, life-threatening illness caused by a bacterial infection of the blood and/or […]
NSW Teenager dies of meningococcal W disease at Gosford Hospital
HEALTH authorities have confirmed the death of a young woman from meningococcal disease at Gosford Hospital last week. Mischelle Rhodes, 19, is the second person to die of the deadly disease this year after a 38-year-old Central Coast woman died from the W strain of meningococcal at the beginning of August. A third case of […]
Another Child and adult with meningococcal disease in WA
The Department of Health today reported that a young child and an adult are recovering after being diagnosed with meningococcal disease. The cases are not linked, and were infected with different types (B and W) of the organism. Meningococcal disease is an uncommon, life-threatening illness caused by a bacterial infection of the blood and/or the […]
Child and young adult in WA with meningococcal disease
The Department of Health today reported that a young child and a young adult are recovering after being diagnosed with meningococcal disease. The cases are not linked, and were infected with different types (B and W) of the organism. Meningococcal disease is an uncommon, life-threatening illness caused by a bacterial infection of the blood and/or […]
12th person with Men W treated in hospital in WA
The Department of Health today reported that a child is recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with serogroup W 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, […]
WA child battles meningococcal disease 11th W strain case
The Department of Health today reported that a child is recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with serogroup W 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, […]
WA Adult with meningococcal W in hospital
The Department of Health today reported that an adult has been hospitalised after being diagnosed with serogroup W 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, lungs […]
