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

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

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…

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…

Cresce la preoccupazione nel Regno Unito dopo un focolaio di meningite che ha colpito la zona di Canterbury, nel Kent. Le autorità s...

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

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.

Figure up from 15, says UK Health Security Agency, as thousands of students to be offered vaccines in coming days

LONDON: The number of meningitis cases being probed by UK authorities has risen to 20, the Health Security Agency said Wednesday, following an “unprecedented” outbreak centered on…