Meningitis Outbreak Affects Berkshire Schools
A meningitis outbreak in Berkshire has caused concern in three local schools, with a health agency confirming two specific institutions are affected. The situation has led to panic among parents and school communities.
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Health agency names two schools affected by Berkshire meningitis outbreak
Students from Reading Blue Coat school, and Highdown secondary school and Sixth Form Centre receiving treatment Two schools attended by pupils receiving treatment for meningitis have been named amid an outbreak of the infection in Berkshire which has caused the death of a student. The patients attend Reading Blue Coat school and Highdown secondary school and Sixth Form Centre, according to the UK Health Security Agency. Their close contacts have been offered antibiotics as a precaution. Cont...
By Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent
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A student's death from meningitis at Henley College has prompted health officials to investigate links to Reading Blue Coat and Highdown Secondary schools. While the Berkshire strain differs from the Kent outbreak, authorities are providing precautionary treatment to close contacts. Experts emphasize the disease requires close contact to spread, with wider public risk remaining low.
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