Cases of MenB linked to Canterbury nightclub have risen to 20, with two deaths, as experts warn of ‘explosive’ outbreak

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.

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

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

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

UKHSA says strain involved in outbreak that has killed two people is one that most people are not vaccinated against

People are being warned to be vigilant for signs of the infection after 13 cases were identified in Kent over the weekend

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.

A total of 15 cases of meningitis have now been notified to the UK Health Security Agency, with four cases seen in Kent confirmed as meningitis B. All cases have required hospital…

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

Health bosses said they are coordinating a national response to the outbreak

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…

El origen se localiza en un club frecuentado por universitarios. Se han detectado al menos 20 casos

Cases of MenB linked to Canterbury nightclub have risen to 20, with two deaths, as experts warn of ‘explosive’ outbreak

Health workers across England are urged to look out for signs of infection as thousands have jabs.

Hundreds of students at University of Kent take up offer of meningitis B vaccination amid ‘very unusual outbreak’