Meningococcal Case in Cairns Qld
Health officials have warned Far North Queenslanders to be alert to the symptoms of meningococcal, after a patient fell ill with the potentially deadly bacterial disease. A single case of invasive meningococcal disease has been confirmed in the Cairns region, after it was detected in a patient in late March. There has been a total […]
Meningococcal W found in WA child
The Department of Health today reported that a child is currently recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with meningococcal disease serogroup W, bringing the number of reported cases of invasive meningococcal disease in 2019 to seven. Of the seven cases, one has been serogroup B, three serogroup W and three serogroup C meningococcal infections. Meningococcal […]
Meningococcal C resurgence in WA
The Department of Health today reported that an adult is currently recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with meningococcal disease serogroup W, bringing the number of reported cases of invasive meningococcal disease in 2019 to six. Of the six cases, one has been serogroup B, two serogroup W and three serogroup C meningococcal infections. Meningococcal […]
Meningitis changes immune cell make up of meninges in mice
Meningeal macrophages (shown in white, red, and blue) are on constant alert against potential threats to brain tissue.McGavern Lab, NINDS Meningitis, a group of serious diseases which infect the brain’s lining, leaves its mark and can affect the body’s ability to fight such infections in the future. According to a new study published in […]
NSW indigenous woman’s meningococcal care ‘inadequate’
A pregnant indigenous woman sent home from a hospital emergency department on the day of her death was inadequately assessed before she died, two experts have told a NSW court. Naomi Williams, 27, was six months’ pregnant when she died of sepsis associated with the meningococcal bacteria immediately after being rushed to Tumut Hospital about […]
Grandad pens love letter after meningitis strips his ability to read and write.
A UK grandfather has learnt to read and write at the age of 66 so he can pen his fiancée a love letter after childhood meningitis robbed him of his basic literacy skills. John Menzies has found basic things such as remembering information, reading road signs and ordering from a menu difficult after suffering from the […]
Another meningococcal C case in WA
The Department of Health has reported that there has been a new notification of invasive meningococcal disease serogroup C in an adult, bringing the number of reported cases in 2019 to four. Of the four cases, one has been serogroup B, one serogroup W and two serogroup C meningococcal infections. Meningococcal disease is an uncommon, […]
WA child recovering from Men C
The Department of Health today reported that a child has been discharged from hospital after being diagnosed with serogroup C 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 […]
Meningitis Crusader Bruce Langoulant awarded AM for his effort to raise awareness
When Bruce Langoulant’s daughter was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis shortly after Christmas in 1989 he was just a young father. Within three years he had co-founded Meningitis Centre Australia and then 15 years later he was raising awareness internationally as the founding president of the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations. He said becoming a member of […]
Young WA child with meningococcal B disease
The Department of Health today reported that a young child is recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with serogroup B meningococcal disease. This was the first case reported for 2019. 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, […]
