A case of invasive meningococcal disease has been notified in a 28-year-old person from metropolitan Adelaide who has been admitted to hospital in a stable condition.
The strain has been identified as serogroup B.
SA Health has identified multiple people who had contact with the patient, of whom seven people have been directed to receive clearance antibiotics.
Meningococcal health information has been distributed to contacts in accordance with the Invasive Meningococcal Disease CommunicableDiseases Network Australia: National Guidelines for Public Health Units.
There have been eight cases of invasive meningococcal disease reported in South Australia this year, compared to six cases recorded at the same time last year. Of the eight cases this year, all have been typed as serogroup B. There has been one death in a person who was diagnosed with invasive meningococcal disease in 2022.
A total of 12 cases were reported in 2021. Of the 12 cases, six were serogroup B and six were serogroup W. There were three deaths due to meningococcal disease in 2021.
