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Meningococcal disease in an adult – WA Health

The Department of Health today reported that an adult has been diagnosed with meningococcal serogroup B disease and is currently in hospital.

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The Department of Health today reported that an adult has been diagnosed with meningococcal serogroup B disease and is currently in hospital. 
Meningococcal disease is an uncommon, life-threatening illness caused by a bacterial infection of the blood and/or the membranes that line the spinal cord and brain, and occasionally of other sites, such as the throat,…

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