Meningococcal cases could rise with shifting seasons, experts warn

By Eva Kolimar
Updated July 25 2019 - 4:14pm, first published 11:20am
Protection: Vaccination for meningococcal disease types A, C, W and Y, is available on the National Immunisation Program.
Protection: Vaccination for meningococcal disease types A, C, W and Y, is available on the National Immunisation Program.

The local health district is urging people to be alert to lesser known signs of meningococcal disease, with two cases already reported in the area this year and the peak period for the disease still more than a month away.

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