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A Nelson boy is now stable after he was rushed to Auckland's Starship hospital in a critical condition suffering a suspected case of meningococcal disease.
The nine-year-old was transferred to Starship on Wednesday from Nelson hospital with symptoms of the potentially fatal disease, which include fever, headache, vomiting,
muscle and joint pains.
A Starship hospital spokeswoman told NZPA he will be shifted to a general ward this morning.
The Nelson Marlborough District Health Board said close friends and family had been offered a short course of antibiotics to decrease the risk of infection.
- NZPA