Meningococcal Case 11 March 2023

Meningococcal Case 11 March 2023

11 Mar 2023

The strain has been identified as serotype B.

SA Health has identified multiple people who had contact with the patient, of whom two people have been directed to receive clearance antibiotics.

Meningococcal health information has been distributed to contacts in accordance with the Invasive Meningococcal Disease Communicable Diseases Network Australia: National Guidelines for Public Health Units.

There has been one case of invasive meningococcal disease reported in South Australia this year, compared to two cases recorded at the same time last year.

A total of 14 cases were reported in 2022. Of the 14 cases, 12 were serogroup B, one case was serogroup Y, and one case was not serogroupable.

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