A meningococcal disease outbreak is continuing to spread in southeastern England, according to local health officials. So far, at least 27 confirmed or probable cases have been reported, including ...

Students at the University of Kent’s Canterbury campus have begun receiving the meningitis B vaccine following an outbreak of ...

Students from the Canterbury campus of the University of Kent have begun to receive the meningitis B vaccine amid an outbreak ...

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A medical professional has detailed how to get immunised against a particular strain of meningitis linked to a deadly outbreak in Kent. At the time his advice was given, two people had died, while at ...

A doctor has outlined how to get vaccinated against a specific strain of meningitis associated with a fatal outbreak in Kent. Two people have died, with at least 11 others known to be critically ...

Meningitis B, known as MenB, is the strain behind an outbreak of cases in Kent, which has led to the deaths of two people so ...

It comes after the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed that some cases in the Kent outbreak are meningitis B ...

Meningitis is an infection of the protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. It is usually caused by a ...

Variant identified in Kent can cause long-term complications and prove fatal if not caught early with antibiotics ...

Two young people have died following an outbreak of meningitis in Kent, as hundreds of people rush to get antibiotics to stop the spread of the infection. Health experts have today confirmed four of ...

Swift treatment is essential, as meningitis can prove extremely dangerous. It has the potential to cause life-threatening sepsis and result in lasting damage to the brain or nerves. Health authorities ...