One dead and two more ill after meningitis outbreak in Berkshire
Meningococcal meningitis cases in Reading have caused one death and two hospitalizations, with close contacts receiving precautionary antibiotics and wider public risk remaining low.
Meningitis in Kent fatal outbreak identified as less targeted strain B
A meningitis B outbreak in Kent affects people largely unvaccinated against this strain, with the NHS vaccine covering only strains A, C, W, and Y for teenagers.