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Health
Tim Dornin

SA girl critical with meningococcal

A seven-month-old girl is critical in hospital in Adelaide after contracting meningococcal disease. (AAP)

A baby girl is in a critical condition in hospital in Adelaide after contracting invasive meningococcal disease.

The seven-month-old has the W strain of the disease, with seven of her close contacts receiving precautionary antibiotics.

South Australia has reported 11 cases of meningococcal so far this year compared to five at the same time last year.

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