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Six adults die amid rise in Scottish meningitis cases in 2016
1 day ago / Helen McArdle, Health Correspondent
CASES of fatal meningitis are on the rise amid a spike in the number of children under five and older adults becoming infected.
The latest surveillance statistics from Health Protection Scotland show that 20 new cases of meningococcal disease were identified in Scotland between July and September this year, taking the total number of cases for the year to date to 79.
This is the highest incidence rate in five years, with the majority of cases occurring among young children and adults aged 25 and over.
So far in 2016, there have been 36 cases in children under five and 32 cases among older adults. Meanwhile, cases have decreased to 11 among the five to 24 age group...
Six adults die amid rise in Scottish meningitis cases in 2016
1 day ago / Helen McArdle, Health Correspondent
CASES of fatal meningitis are on the rise amid a spike in the number of children under five and older adults becoming infected.
The latest surveillance statistics from Health Protection Scotland show that 20 new cases of meningococcal disease were identified in Scotland between July and September this year, taking the total number of cases for the year to date to 79.
This is the highest incidence rate in five years, with the majority of cases occurring among young children and adults aged 25 and over.
So far in 2016, there have been 36 cases in children under five and 32 cases among older adults. Meanwhile, cases have decreased to 11 among the five to 24 age group...