A case of invasive meningococcal disease has been notified in a 25-year-old female from metropolitan
Adelaide. The patient has been admitted to hospital and is in a stable condition.
The strain has been identified as serogroup Y.
SA Health has identified multiple people who had contact with the patient, of whom one person has been directed to receive clearance antibiotics.
Meningococcal health information has been distributed to contacts in accordance with the Invasive
Meningococcal Disease Communicable Diseases Network Australia: National Guidelines for Public
Health Units.
There have been 14 cases of invasive meningococcal disease reported in South Australia this year,
compared to eight cases recorded at the same time last year. Of the 14 cases, 12 cases are serogroup
B, one was serogroup Y, and one was not serogroupable.
A total of 12 cases were reported in 2021. Of the 12 cases, six were serogroup B and six were
serogroup W.
