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A child becomes the third case of meningococcal disease linked to Byron's Splendour in the Grass

NSW Health has been notified of a probable case of meningococcal disease in a child who attended the 2022 Splendour in the Grass festival. (ABC triple j: Lauren Connelly)

Health authorities in New South Wales are urging anyone who was at the recent Splendour in the Grass music festival to be on alert, after a probable third case of meningococcal disease. 

A child from Northern NSW is the latest positive case of the potentially deadly illness to be contracted after attending the music festival near Byron Bay in northern New South Wales in July.

The new case follows the death of a Sydney man in his 40s last week from the contagious bacterial disease and the infection of another person who attended the festival.

New South Wales Health is urging people who were at the event between July 21 to 24 and their close contacts to watch for symptoms and act immediately if they appear.

Symptoms include fever, joint pain, and a rash of red-purple spots. 

Children under five years and and those aged 15 to 25 are at the greatest risk of contracting the disease.

While considered rate, there have been 17 cases of meningococcal disease reported in New South Wales, so far this year. 

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