Helen Petousis Harris • Nov 30, 2018 •
Is there a killer epidemic of meningococcal disease in NZ? In 2018, as of November, 10 people in NZ died of meningococcal disease and six of these deaths were caused by Group W (as opposed to A, B, C, Y, and Z). Historically most deaths in NZ have been caused by Group B so this is a change. Group W … Read More
Helen Petousis Harris • Nov 07, 2018 •
Meningococcal disease is scary, really scary. Like many of our most insidious diseases meningococcal disease often presents like a flu, and most people who present with a flu-like illness have… a flu like illness. How much meningococcal disease is in NZ? In 2014 NZ had 45 cases and in 2017 there were 112. So far … Read More
Guest Author • Dec 13, 2017 •
Nicholas Wood, University of Sydney As a medical researcher and parent of two teenagers there is one bug, Neisseria meningitidis, that really scares me. This is mainly because of the speed and severity of the infection it causes, called meningococcal disease, and its predilection for infecting healthy adolescents and younger children. Meningococcal is a rare but very … Read More