England’s meningitis outbreak claims two lives as cases rise among students
TL;DR
Two people have died in England from meningitis (including a school pupil and a University of Kent student) as nine cases are confirmed and 11 remain under investigation; antibiotics have been distributed to students at Kent amid rising concern across universities.
- What to know about the meningitis outbreak in England causing angst among university students AP News
- An ‘Unprecedented’ Outbreak of Meningitis Raises Alarm in Britain The New York Times
- What to Know About the UK Meningitis Outbreak Bloomberg.com
- Kent meningitis outbreak unprecedented - health chiefs BBC
- Cases of invasive meningococcal disease notified in Kent GOV.UK
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