Meningitis B confirmed as strain behind UK outbreak with two dead

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2026-03-17

London (PA Media/dpa) - Cases of meningitis seen in the south-eastern English county of Kent have been confirmed as meningitis B, health officials have said, as hundreds of people are being urged to get antibiotics to stem the spread of infection. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which is investigating the outbreak that left two young people dead and others in hospital, told the Press Association some cases had been confirmed as meningitis......

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