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The teenager was in a St. John youth camp on Motutapu Island when he was flown to hospital, where he died as a result of a meningococcal infection.
The meningococcal disease that killed a teenager at a St John's Cadet Youth Camp on an island in the Gulf of Hauraki was an isolated incident, the camp official said.
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The remaining 190 students from the camp will return from Motutapu Island on Monday on the scheduled ferry.
The 16-year-old man was at the Motutapu Outdoor Education Camp when he was flown to hospital with a suspicion of meningococcal infection Saturday afternoon. midday.
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Camp director Duncan Watson said the suspected diagnosis of meningococcal disease was immediately confirmed when he arrived at the hospital.
"The boy did not have a rash at the camp, but developed a rash in the hospital."
He received urgent medical treatment, but unfortunately he died in hospital on Saturday night.
"This is an isolated incident, not another person [at the camp] has the disease, "said Watson.
A second person was transported to the hospital, but it was confirmed that he did not have the disease.
The Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) has sent staff to the camp to provide protective antibiotics and assess the risks to others.
Medical teams confirmed that no one was considered high risk on the island.
Normal activities resumed on Sunday and the group was in pack-up mode on Monday.
"The crisis situation has been handled as best as possible," Watson said.
The victim, aged 16, was from Kerikeri, said a spokesman for the ARPHS.
The Northland Public Health Unit was talking to the family of the person who may have been at risk in the last seven days that the young man was infectious.
The family of the deceased teenager had asked for confidentiality at that time, Watson said.
The camp is located in Administration Bay, on the north coast of Motutapu Island. He provided the venue for St John's camp.
Watson said that during his 13 years working at the camp, there had been no serious disease outbreak there.
The Auckland Regional Public Health Service reports on its website that meningococcal disease is a bacterial infection that causes two very serious diseases: meningitis (inflammation of the brain's membranes) and sepsis (intoxication by the blood).
Meningococcal disease may resemble flu in its early stages, but it worsens rapidly. It is important to seek treatment early.
Symptoms include some or all of the following symptoms: fever, headache, vomiting, drowsiness / confusion / delirium, unconsciousness, joint pain, sore muscles, stiff neck, aversive bright lights, rashes – purple or red or bruises. Other symptoms in babies and infants include worry, weakness or irritability, refusal to drink / eat and become more difficult to awaken.
If you or someone you know have these symptoms, do not wait. Call a doctor or Healthline (0800 611 116) immediately.
There are an average of 29 cases of meningococcal disease each year in Auckland, but the number varies from seven to 47 in 2017.
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