A baby has contracted potentially deadly meningococcal meningitis - and a senior hospital doctor says overcrowded housing is a factor in the development of his condition. Ministry of Social Development Social Housing Deputy Chief Executive Carl Crafar said Charmaigne had been on the Social Housing Transfer Register since January 2014. Doctors confirmed on Sunday that the baby had meningococcal meningitis. "At the time of her application she listed five people as living in her current house, including herself. Fears for boy's ongoing healthThe baby's 18-year-old mother, Ashley, had been scared she would lose her son to meningococcal meningitis.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 23, 2016 17:01 UTC