Meningitis 'new strain' fears after 'very unusual' Kent outbreak kills two students

UK Health Security Agency is contacting 30,000 students, teachers and parents in the Kent area to get devastating meningitis ...

Meningitis warning as 'one in 10 of us carry the bacteria at ANY one time'

Scientists reveal truth about new terrifying form of meningitis which has killed two students, how you can catch it and the ...

The 14 signs of deadly meningitis and how to protect yourself – everything you need to know after two students die

A UNIVERSITY and a grammar school student have both died in an “invasive” outbreak of meningitis tearing through Canterbury.

Schoolgirl, 18, who died after catching meningitis in outbreak that killed 2 is pictured as family pay tribute

A THIRD school has confirmed it has been affected by the terrifying meningitis outbreak – two days after the first cases were ...

Meningitis outbreak latest: Kent school pays tribute to pupil who died

Meningitis outbreak latest: Kent university cancels in-person exams as school pays tribute to pupil - UKHSA says 13 cases of ...
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expert reaction to meningitis outbreak in Kent

March 16, 2026 expert reaction to meningitis outbreak in Kent . Dr David Elliman, Honorary Associate Professor in Child Health at UCL GOSH Institute of Child Health, said: “The ...