Splendour in the Grass attenders told to monitor for symptoms of meningococcal disease after Sydney man’s death

Music festival organisers say they are notifying patrons after two infections reported in people who visited Byron Bay site

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Authorities have told people who attended Splendour in the Grass to be on alert for symptoms of meningococcal disease, after reporting that one man who attended the festival had since died of the disease.

Two cases of meningococcal have been confirmed in people who attended the Byron Bay music festival, including the man in his 40s from Sydney, who died this week.

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