Probable transmission of meningococcal disease on a school bus

• 1 Communicable Diseases Unit, Queensland Health, 147-163 Charlotte Street, Brisbane, QLD 4001
• 2 Communicable Diseases Branch, NSW Health, Sydney, NSW
• 3 SEALS, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW
• 4 University of Melbourne, VIC. Frank_BeardAThealth.qld.gov.au

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