Summary
A four-year-old girl named Noa-Rose from Caerphilly county, contracted Meningitis B despite being vaccinated. This type of meningitis infection is very rare in vaccinated children. Noa-Rose was critically ill and spent two weeks in a high-dependency ward.
Key Facts
- Noa-Rose contracted Meningitis B despite being fully vaccinated.
- This type of case is considered very rare.
- Her symptoms included high fever, vomiting, and a spreading rash.
- Doctors initially misdiagnosed her condition as scarlet fever or Strep A.
- Meningococcal type B meningitis accounts for over 80% of all meningitis cases in the UK.
- Infants are especially at risk, which is why they receive the MenB vaccine early.
- Noa-Rose survived but now lives with conditions like epilepsy and developmental delays.
- A lumbar puncture confirmed her diagnosis of MenB at the hospital.
