Number of meningitis cases linked to Kent outbreak rises to 27

Hundreds of students at University of Kent take up offer of meningitis B vaccination amid ‘very unusual outbreak’ The number of cases of meningitis linked to an outbreak in Kent has risen to 27, up from 20, the UK Health Security Agency has said. Prof Robin May, the chief scientific officer at the UKHSA, said it was a “very unusual outbreak”. Continue reading...

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UK meningitis cases likely to rise in 'unusual outbreak'

The number of cases of meningitis linked to an outbreak in Kent, England, is likely to rise, a health leader has said, as experts look at whether the bacteria has become able to transmit more easily.

Kent meningitis outbreak rises to 20 cases, two young people dead

All of those affected who are currently linked to the outbreak are young adults, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said.

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By Abubakar Ibrahim