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Meningococcal Disease

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  • Meningococcal Disease: You're Better To Be Safe Than Sorry (Video)
    In the 5 hours between waking at 3am with a headache and 8am when her family had gathered at Palmerston North Hospital, 18-year-old Letitia (Tesh) Gallagher's body had battled meningococcal C disease and lost.
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  • Meningococcal Disease
    Pēpi (babies) and tamariki (children) with meningococcal disease can get sick very quickly. Call 111 in New Zealand if your child seems very ill, especially if there is a rash.
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