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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 days ago

Health officials call the meningitis outbreak 'explosive' as cases rise - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

A Meningitis B outbreak in the UK has reached 27 confirmed cases with two deaths, prompting emergency vaccination of thousands of students across multiple universities.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Number of meningitis cases linked to Kent outbreak rises to 27

A meningitis B outbreak in Kent has grown to 27 confirmed cases, with two deaths and widespread vaccination efforts underway across multiple educational institutions.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Kent meningitis outbreak has been contained, health officials believe

Health officials believe they have contained a meningitis B outbreak in Kent, with all 20 cases linked to a single cluster and no uncontained spread detected.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Number of meningitis cases investigated in Kent rises to 20

Kent experiences unprecedented meningitis B outbreak with 20 confirmed and suspected cases among young adults, described as the fastest-growing outbreak medical experts have encountered.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
3 days ago

Meningitis is looking 'like a super-spreader event' as cases rise - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

A rapidly escalating meningitis B outbreak in Kent has confirmed 9 cases with 11 under investigation, prompting emergency vaccination and antibiotic programs for university students and nightclub visitors.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Desperate parents calling pharmacies for meningitis jab as stocks run low

A meningitis outbreak in Kent has killed two people and sickened 13, triggering urgent vaccine demand that has depleted pharmacy stocks across the region.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 days ago

Covid masks and a silent campus: Inside Kent's worrying' meningitis B outbreak

A meningitis B outbreak in Kent resulted in two deaths and 13 hospitalizations, prompting precautionary antibiotic distribution at the University of Kent and surrounding schools.
fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago

Why is MenB vaccine not given to teenagers in UK and should they be offered it?

Meningitis B, known as MenB, is the strain of bacteria behind the outbreak of meningitis cases in young people in Kent, experts have confirmed. It is rarer but far more serious than viral meningitis and can lead to blood poisoning or sepsis, and affect the brain. Some cases are fatal.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Meningitis in Kent fatal outbreak identified as less targeted strain B

We have now identified from some of the testing that it seems to be the group B meningococcal strain that is causing outbreak in Kent. We have a meningococcal vaccine covering four different strains in teenagers. Usually it is given at the age of 13 or 14 years of age. It covers four main groups A, C, W and Y.
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