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Meningitis is looking 'like a super-spreader event' as cases rise - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

A rapidly escalating meningitis B outbreak in Kent has confirmed 9 cases with 11 under investigation, prompting emergency vaccination and antibiotic programs for university students and nightclub visitors.

Public health

fromwww.theguardian.com

14 hours ago

Desperate parents calling pharmacies for meningitis jab as stocks run low

A meningitis outbreak in Kent has killed two people and sickened 13, triggering urgent vaccine demand that has depleted pharmacy stocks across the region.

UK news

fromwww.independent.co.uk

17 hours ago

Covid masks and a silent campus: Inside Kent's worrying' meningitis B outbreak

A meningitis B outbreak in Kent resulted in two deaths and 13 hospitalizations, prompting precautionary antibiotic distribution at the University of Kent and surrounding schools.

fromwww.bbc.com

21 hours ago

Why is MenB vaccine not given to teenagers in UK and should they be offered it?

Meningitis B, known as MenB, is the strain of bacteria behind the outbreak of meningitis cases in young people in Kent, experts have confirmed. It is rarer but far more serious than viral meningitis and can lead to blood poisoning or sepsis, and affect the brain. Some cases are fatal.

Coronavirus

fromwww.theguardian.com

1 day ago

Meningitis in Kent fatal outbreak identified as less targeted strain B

We have now identified from some of the testing that it seems to be the group B meningococcal strain that is causing outbreak in Kent. We have a meningococcal vaccine covering four different strains in teenagers. Usually it is given at the age of 13 or 14 years of age. It covers four main groups A, C, W and Y.