'Immunise against meningococcal' WA parents told

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Parents in Western Australia are being urged to immunise their children against the potentially fatal meningococcal disease. The infectious disease affected 40 to 50 people in WA each year with some fatalities, state Health Minister Jim McGinty said at a meningococcal disease conference in Perth.

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Source: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20438528-1702,00.html

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