Water users to be aware of deadly amoebic meningitis risk
As the weather warms up, the Department of Health is reminding Western Australians to protect themselves and their families from the rare but potentially fatal infection amoebic meningitis. Amoebic meningitis is caused by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba which lives in fresh water and damp soil. When water containing active amoebae enters the nose, the amoebae […]
Tasmanian man hospitalised with meningococcal
A 22-year old man from a rural area of the North-West of Tasmania is recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with meningococcal B. Acting director of public health, Dr Scott McKeown, said close contacts of the man had received precautionary antibiotics after he was admitted to the North-West Regional last week. “The man is recovering […]
20 cases of Meningococcal in WA
The Department of Health today reported that an adult is currently recovering after being diagnosed with meningococcal serogroup W disease. This brings the number of reported cases of invasive meningococcal disease in 2019 to 20. Of the 20 cases, six have been serogroup B, seven serogroup W, five serogroup C and two serogroup Y meningococcal […]
SA man recovering from meningococcal disease
A 21-year-old man has been hospitalised with meningococcal disease. The man, from metropolitan Adelaide, is in a stable condition. The strain has been identified as serogroup B, and multiple people who had contact with the patient have been directed to receive clearance antibiotics. There have been 25 cases of invasive meningococcal disease reported in South […]
Meningococcal in 10yo SA girl
A 10-year-old girl from rural South Australia is in hospital in a stable condition after being diagnosed with meningococcal. The strain of the virus is not yet determined. Multiple people who have had contact with the girl have been alerted and directed to receive clearance antibiotics. This is the state’s twenty-fifth reported case for the […]
WA adult hit with Y strain
The Department of Health is today reporting that an adult is currently recovering after being diagnosed with meningococcal serogroup Y disease. This brings the number of reported cases of invasive meningococcal disease in 2019 to 19. Of the 19 cases, six have been serogroup B, six serogroup W, five serogroup C and two serogroup Y […]
Parents urged not to rely on the glass test to check for signs of meningitis
It’s a quick and easy DIY test that worried parents can carry out at home if they fear that their child has meningitis. But now experts are warning that doing the ‘glass test’ – rolling a glass or tumbler over a suspicious rash to see whether it disappears – cannot be relied on to give […]
2 WA people battling meningococcal disease strains B and Y
The Department of Health today reported that an adult and a child are currently recovering after being diagnosed with meningococcal disease. The two cases are not linked and one was due to serogroup Y, the other to serogroup B. This brings the number of reported cases of invasive meningococcal disease in 2019 to 18. Of […]
Meningococcal B in 2 adults in WA
The Department of Health today reported that an adult is currently recovering after being diagnosed with meningococcal disease, serogroup B. This brings the number of reported cases of invasive meningococcal disease in 2019 to 16. Of the 16 cases, five have been serogroup B, six serogroup W and five serogroup C meningococcal infections. Meningococcal disease […]
2 year old with Men B on Sunshine Coast
A young girl from the Central Coast has been diagnosed with meningococcal disease. The Central Coast Local Health District has announced the confirmed case today, which is the third across the region this year. The toddler, 2, was stabilised at Gosford Hospital before being transferred to the Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, where she remains in […]
