Three cases of meningococcal in WA
AAP
A child is among three people being treated for meningococcal in a Western Australian hospital.
A young adult and an elderly person are also battling the life-threatening bacterial disease, says the WA Health Department.
The three cases are not believed to be linked, with 11 cases already confirmed in WA this year.
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