Meningococcal meningitis

Mystery disease in Solomons identified as meningococcal meningitis

Local health authorities confirmed this to online news service, Solomon Fresh-Beat, following returned test results from blood samples sent to Australia on Wednesday afternoon.

A doctor at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara, Gregory Jilini said similar cases had occurred in Makira in 2014 and Malaita in 2016.

Dr Jilini wanted to reassure the public that the disease was not new to Solomon Islands and that it was treatable.

Apart from the three deaths no further cases have been reported so far.