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Baby from rural South Australia admitted to hospital with meningococcal disease

The meningococcal B vaccine is free for children of certain ages under the immunisation program. (ABC News: Peter Curtis)

An 11-month-old baby from rural South Australia has been admitted to hospital with a case of invasive meningococcal disease, health authorities say.

SA Health said the baby was in a stable condition, and people who had been in contact with the infant have been identified, with four directed to receive antibiotics.

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