Officials reveal new details about deadly meningitis outbreak that left two students dead

The strain of meningitis behind several cases in the Kent outbreak has been confirmed by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to be group B, also known as MenB. Addressing the incident, the agency said it will confirm the nature of the other cases “when we have the full results”. Two people have died as a result of the outbreak, among 13 confirmed cases since March 13. A Year 13 pupil in Faversham and a student at the University of Kent have died in the outbreak, with others being treated in

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Officials reveal new details about deadly meningitis outbreak that left two students dead

The strain of meningitis behind several cases in the Kent outbreak has been confirmed by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to be group B, also known as MenB. Addressing the incident, the agency said it will confirm the nature of the other cases “when we have the full results”. Two people have died as a result of the outbreak, among 13 confirmed cases since March 13. A Year 13 pupil in Faversham and a student at the University of Kent have died in the outbreak, with others being treated in

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