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

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…

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

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

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

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

Until 2033, students arriving at freshers’ week will be doing so without routine protection

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

University of Kent to offer the vaccine to the 5,000 students living in halls of residence at the Canterbury campus as UKHSA warns cases are ‘severe with rapid deterioration’

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