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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 Y disease and is recovering in hospital.
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The Department of Health today reported that an adult has been diagnosed with meningococcal serogroup Y disease and is recovering 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 thr…
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