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Meningitis scare on cruise ship
2:27 PM Tuesday Aug 31, 2010
Passengers aboard a cruise ship off the Queensland coast have been treated with antibiotics after a man fell ill with a suspected case of meningococcal disease.
An Australian CareFlight helicopter winched the man, aged in his 40s, from the deck of the Pacific Sun last night and flew him to the Gold Coast Hospital.
The ship is about 110km east of the Gold Coast travelling from Sydney to New Caledonia...
Meningitis scare on cruise ship
2:27 PM Tuesday Aug 31, 2010
Passengers aboard a cruise ship off the Queensland coast have been treated with antibiotics after a man fell ill with a suspected case of meningococcal disease.
An Australian CareFlight helicopter winched the man, aged in his 40s, from the deck of the Pacific Sun last night and flew him to the Gold Coast Hospital.
The ship is about 110km east of the Gold Coast travelling from Sydney to New Caledonia...