Students in Canterbury given antibiotics for fast-acting and invasive meningococcal disease, says UKHSA

At least 13 cases of the virus have been reported to health officials

Students in Canterbury given antibiotics for fast-acting and invasive meningococcal disease, says UKHSA

Eleven people in the Canterbury area are also seriously ill in hospital, the BBC understands.

People are being warned to be vigilant for signs of the infection

Allarme meningite nel sud del Regno Unito, per un focolaio di ceppo non ancora determinato registrato fra la University of Kent (nell'omonima contea) e una scuola superiore…

Year 13 pupil and a University of Kent student have died after contracting disease, while 11 people are seriously ill in hospital

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School pupil and University of Kent student both killed by disease

What are the symptoms of the infection? Can it be prevented? And what is being done to manage the situation?

Long queues have formed around the University of Kent as students waited to receive antibiotics following an outbreak of meningitis, which has resulted in the death of a student…

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University of Kent students queue for antibiotics and have exams moved online as officials try to control outbreak

Allarme meningite nel sud dell’Inghilterra, per un focolaio di ceppo non ancora determinato registrato fra la University of Kent (nell’omonima contea)...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is investigating a meningitis outbreak in Kent, with 13 cases reported since 13 March, including two fatalities.

Long queues have formed around the University of Kent as students waited to receive antibiotics following an outbreak of meningitis, which has resulted in the death of a student…

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

The outbreak has been linked to a nightclub in the city of Canterbury popular with students. The UK's health security agency said that it had been 'notified of 15 cases,'…

Two people have died out of 15 cases of bacterial meningitis at the University of Kent in England, and students are being offered a vaccine.

Students queuing for antibiotics at the University of Kent described the impact a deadly outbreak of meningitis is having on campus life

Officials confirm 15 cases of meningitis following an outbreak in Kent, in which two people died.