Overview
- The child, admitted to the Ourense University Hospital Complex, died Thursday in a case suspected to be invasive meningococcal disease.
- Galicia’s public health team activated its protocol and identified 104 close contacts across family, school, and recent activities for preventive antibiotics.
- Laboratory testing is underway to confirm the diagnosis and identify the bacterial serogroup, which will determine whether the case is added to national counts.
- Starting in May, Galicia will add a meningococcus B shot at age 12, with two doses for children without the infant series and one dose for those already vaccinated as babies.
- Spain has recorded 110 invasive meningococcal cases and 12 deaths through April 19, with serogroup B most common, according to national surveillance.