Meningococcal Disease
Girl's death from meningitis inspires vaccination fundraiser
More than 170 schoolmates of a Whangārei girl who died of meningitis have been vaccinated today after the community raised funds to protect them.
Low vax rates alarm Northland DHB as winter approaches
Low vaccination rates for meningococcal disease have health authorities in Northland fearing the worst, with winter on the way. Despite an intensive emergency programme over summer, they've managed to… Audio
Meningococcal disease cases on the rise in NZ
New figures out today show a steady increase in cases of meningococcal disease in New Zealand since 2014, including those of group W, the strain responsible for the outbreak in Northland. Professor… Audio
MenW case confirmed in Manawatu
Tests have confirmed that the young patient admitted to Palmerston North Hospital this week with meningococcal disease has contracted the same deadly strain behind the outbreak in Northland.
Deadly strain of meningococcal disease raises alarm for doctors
Doctors and emergency departments are on alert for a rare strain of meningococcal disease that has killed six people this year.
Second inquest into Zachary Gravatt's death closes
A chief medical officer has told an inquest into Zachary Gravatt's sudden death that medical staff in the hospital had the experience to him, as he was dying in Auckland Hospital from meningococcal… Audio
Anonymous letter plunges family ‘back to the very start’
The parents of Zachary Gravatt, who died from meningococcal disease in 2009, have described their last moments with him at an inquest which has reopened after the family received an anonymous letter… Audio
Church linked to Auckland meningococcal cases
Public health officials are investigating after two people who went to the same Auckland church got meningococcal disease.
Second meningococcal case suspected at Mt Aspiring
There has been a second case of suspected meningococcal disease in Central Otago.
