SUSPECTED MENINGOCOCCAL CASE

July 7, 2008 at 4:50 pm

A young woman is in a stable condition in a New England hospital with suspected meningococcal disease.

Antibiotics has been given to the woman’s close contacts as a precaution to prevent any spread of infection.

If confirmed to be meningococcal disease, it will be the second case of the life-threatening condition in the Hunter New England Health region this year.

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