A child from metropolitan Adelaide is in a critical condition in hospital, after being diagnosed with invasive meningococcal disease identified as serogroup B.
SA Health has identified multiple people who have come into contact with the case, with 39 people to receive clearance antibiotics to prevent further transmission.
Meningococcal case breakdown:
| 2026 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Year-to-date count | 16 | 9 |
| Annual count | 16 | 15 |
| Deaths | 0 | 0 |
| Serogroup B | 15 | 13 |
| Serogroup W | 0 | 0 |
| Serogroup Y | 0 | 1 |
| Non-serogroupable | 1 | 1 |
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