A case of invasive meningococcal disease has been notified in a 78-year-old female from metropolitan Adelaide, who is in hospital in a stable condition.
The strain is yet to be identified.
Multiple people who had contact with the patient have been identified, and six people have been directed to receive clearance antibiotics.
Meningococcal health information has been distributed...
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A Tasmanian doctor wants either the State or Federal Government to fund a free meningococcal B vaccine after a 10-month-old contracted the disease in the state's north.
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