'A tragic event': NSW toddler dead after meningococcal diagnosis

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'A tragic event': NSW toddler dead after meningococcal diagnosis | Kaubo

at Gosford Hospital. The same month, a 38-year-old woman also died of the condition in the Hunter New England area.Meningococcal disease is uncommon in NSW A total of 22 people contracted meningococcal so far this year.

Bacteria are passed between people in the secretions from the back of the nose and throat from prolonged contact with an affected person, usually living in the same household.

 

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