Young Australian Hospitalized in Critical Condition with Meningococcal Disease

A young Australian is in critical condition and on life support at a metropolitan hospital in Adelaide after contracting invasive meningococcal disease. The patient was diagnosed with serogroup B meningococcal disease, a serious infection, according to the Australian Centre for Disease Control.

This individual had close contact with several other people, who have since been prescribed antibiotics to prevent further transmission of the illness. Further details are expected.