13 year old from South Australia recovers from meningococcal
A teenage girl is in a stable condition in hospital after contracting meningococcal disease. The 13-year-old from metropolitan Adelaide is the fourth case of the disease this year, compared to 23 cases at the same time last year. Health officials have identified multiple close contacts of the girl and have given seven of them antibiotics […]
3 year old Queensland boy dies from meningococcal sepsis
A central Queensland community has rushed to rally around the family of a “beautiful little boy” who was killed by a rare, deadly bacteria. The little boy’s death has sparked a public health warning in the region for the disease. More than $14,000 has already been raised through a Go Fund Me set up following […]
Men Y found in WA Adult
The Department of Health today reported that an adult has been diagnosed with meningococcal serogroup Y disease and is recovering in hospital. 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 […]
Sydney South East urged to know meningococcal symptoms
South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is urging parents and young people to know the symptoms of meningococcal disease and act quickly to help prevent death or life-long disability. Children aged under five, and teens and young adults aged 15 to 24 are most at risk of contracting the disease, which is fatal in […]
Ricky Ponting’s son suffered meningitis
Australian cricket legend Ricky Ponting has opened up on his son’s terrifying near-death experiences. Fletcher Ponting, five, has almost died twice in his short life, with his former Test captain father forced to watch on helplessly on both occasions. When Fletcher was just six weeks old he fought and won a desperate battle with meningitis […]
7 month old Adelaide baby with meningococcal
A case of invasive meningococcal disease has been notified in a seven-month-old baby girl from metropolitan Adelaide, who is in a stable condition in hospital. The strain has been identified as Serogroup B. The Department for Health and Wellbeing has identified multiple people who have had contact with the patient and 26 people have been […]
Qld MP’s son contracts bacterial meningitis
State MP for Southern Downs James Lister has thanked the community for an outpouring of well-wishes over the last 24 hours after his eldest son was flown to Toowoomba Hospital yesterday for treatment for bacterial meningitis. Jeremy Lister, 9, has been stabilised in hospital and the Lister family earlier this afternoon was awaiting the results […]
4th case of meningococcal in WA
The Department of Health today reported that an adult has been diagnosed with meningococcal serogroup B disease and is recovering at home. 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 […]
SA man recovering from Men B
A case of invasive meningococcal disease has been notified in a 45-year-old male from metropolitan Adelaide, who is in a stable condition in hospital. The strain has been identified as serogroup B. SA Health has identified people who have had contact with the patient, with one person being directed to receive clearance antibiotics. Meningococcal health […]
Tasmanian teenager recovering from Men B
A 17-year-old girl is in a stable condition in the Launceston General Hospital recovering from meningococcal disease. She was diagnosed with meningococcal B infection. Clearance antibiotics have been given to the girl’s close contacts but Public Health Director Mark Vietch said it was very rare for a person to develop the illness through contact. “It […]
