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PRO/EDR> Meningitis, meningococcal – Australia (03): (WA) sg. W

Meningitis - Neisseria -- Australia3/4ths of the cases of meningococcal disease in WA [Western Australia] so far this year [2016] have been caused by rare W strains [_Neisseria meningitidis_ serogroup W] that very few people are vaccinated against. Figures obtained by The Weekend West show 9 of the 12 cases of the disease this year have been linked to strains from the bacteria group W. Type B [_Neisseria meningitidis_ serogroup B] caused the other 3.Meningococcal disease is a rare, life-threatening Read more [...]