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Meningitis outbreak: Symptoms, how to test and what to avoid after two die in Kent

Two deaths and at least 13 meningitis cases reported in Kent; health officials distributing antibiotics to University of Kent students as precautionary measure.
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Two students die after outbreak of invasive' meningitis at UK university

Two students died in a meningitis outbreak in Kent with at least 13 cases reported between March 13-15, prompting preventive antibiotic distribution to University of Kent students.
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21 hours ago

Nightclub goers urged to come forward' for treatment amid meningitis outbreak

A meningitis outbreak in Kent has resulted in 13 confirmed cases and 2 deaths, prompting health authorities to urge nightclub visitors to seek preventative antibiotic treatment.
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1 day ago

Students queue in Covid-esque' scenes after two die in meningitis outbreak

A meningitis outbreak in Kent resulted in 13 confirmed cases and two deaths, prompting mass antibiotic distribution to students at affected institutions.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Meningitis outbreak: Symptoms, how to test and what to avoid after two die in Kent

Two deaths and at least 13 meningitis cases reported in Kent; health officials distributing antibiotics to University of Kent students as precautionary measure.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Two students die after outbreak of invasive' meningitis at UK university

Two students died in a meningitis outbreak in Kent with at least 13 cases reported between March 13-15, prompting preventive antibiotic distribution to University of Kent students.
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Meningitis outbreak latest: Kent school pays tribute to caring' pupil who died

A meningitis outbreak in Kent has infected multiple teenagers, prompting school closures, precautionary antibiotic distribution, and deaths among young people, with declining vaccination rates identified as a contributing factor.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

School student is second person to die from Kent meningitis outbreak, says MP

The meningitis outbreak in our area is a huge shock. Feeling so deeply sad for the young lives lost a year 13 pupil at QEGS [Queen Elizabeth's grammar school] and a uni of Kent student. My heart goes out to their families. It's incredibly worrying too for the families of the young people in hospital, and others at risk.
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What are the symptoms of meningitis and is there a vaccine?

Two deaths from meningitis occurred in Kent, with 13 confirmed cases of meningitis and septicaemia reported in the Canterbury area, prompting preventive antibiotic distribution to students.
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Two dead after invasive meningitis outbreak in Kent - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

We understand that many people at the university and in the wider community will be affected by this sad news and we would like to offer our condolences to the friends and family involved. Students and staff will understandably be feeling worried about the risk of further cases; however, we would like to reassure them that close contacts of cases have been given antibiotics as a precautionary measure.
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Uni student among two dead in Kent meningitis outbreak

Two deaths and 11 hospitalizations from an invasive meningitis outbreak in Canterbury, primarily affecting University of Kent students aged 18-21, with over 30,000 people being contacted and antibiotics distributed.
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