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
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