Young WA adult recovering from Men B
The Department of Health today reported that a young adult is recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with serogroup B 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 […]
One WA child in hospital with meningococcal W
The Department of Health today reported that a child 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, lungs […]
Adelaide woman in hospital with meningococcal disease
A young woman is in a stable condition in hospital with meningococcal infection – the second report in two days. SA Health has identified multiple people who had contact with the 18-year-old woman from metropolitan Adelaide. Six are receiving clearance antibiotics. On Thursday, a 18 month old was taken to hospital with the B strain […]
18-month-old South Australian boy in hospital with meningococcal B
An 18-month-old boy is in a stable condition in hospital with meningococcal infection as SA Health officials work with a child care centre to ensure the health and safety of other children. SA Health has identified multiple people who had contact with the child and 28 are receiving antibiotics as a precaution. Health officials are […]
WA’s Free 1-4 year ACWY meningococcal vaccine program extended
State-funded vaccination program to be extended for another year 45 per cent of children aged 12 months to four years are not vaccinated Vaccination offers protection from ACWY strains of meningococcal disease The McGowan Government has announced it will extend the State-funded meningococcal ACWY vaccine program for children aged one to four years to ensure […]
26 cases of the W strain at a record high in WA
The Department of Health today reported that a child 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, lungs […]
Adelaide baby boy contracts meningococcal disease, making it third case in three days
A FIVE-week old baby boy from metropolitan Adelaide is in hospital after contracting invasive meningococcal disease. It is the third case of the disease to strike in Adelaide in the past three days. The baby is in a stable condition and the strain of the disease is yet to be established. “SA Health has identified multiple people […]
SA Teenage girl critical in hospital with unidentified strain of meningococcal
A TEENAGE girl is in a critical condition in hospital with an unknown strain of meningococcal. The 15-year-old from metropolitan Adelaide was in contact with several people during the infectious stage of the disease. SA Health has now prescribed precautionary clearance antibiotics to 14 people. The strain affecting the teen girl has not been identified. […]
7th meningococcal case in less than 2 weeks in WA
The Department of Health today reported that a child is recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with meningococcal serogroup 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, […]
Gold Coast family’s desperate plea after their 8 month old baby contracts meningococcal disease in Thailand
A YOUNG Gold Coast family is desperately trying to get their baby girl home from Thailand before her legs are amputated. Eight-month-old Lilliana Sheridan has been fighting for her life for five days in a Thai hospital after contracting meningococcal caused by septic shock. The family are calling it a miracle Lilliana has survived this far. […]
