House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Meningococcal B Disease Meningococcal B Disease Mr PICTON House of Assembly Kaurna Meningococcal B Disease 17 Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (16 May 2018). Over the years 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 (year to date) how many South Australians have contracted meningococcal B, what were their ages, and what were the outcomes of their condition? The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN House of Assembly Stuart Minister for Energy and Mining Meningococcal B Disease The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining): I have been advised: Between 1 January 2015 and 24 May 2018, there have been 83 people who have been diagnosed with invasive meningococcal B infection in South Australia. Fifty five percent of these cases have occurred in two age groups: those 0 to 4 years and those 15 to 19 years. There have been five deaths during this period. The deaths have been in persons who were aged six months, 16 months, 18 months, 52 years and 53 years. Information on other outcomes of their condition for each ill person in South Australia is not routinely collected.