Meningitis - Neisseria -- Australia
A newborn baby from Adelaide has died in hospital after contracting meningococcal disease.
SA [South Australia] Health confirmed on Sunday [8 Nov 2020] it had been notified of a case of invasive meningococcal disease in a 7-week-old girl. "Tragically, the baby has died in hospital," a statement said.
Multiple people were in contact with the child, with 7 told to take clearance antibiotics.
Medical experts are yet to identify the exact strain of meningococcus that infected the newborn
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?7928745&promed&0
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