Kent campus gripped by meningitis outbreak as students stay indoors
TL;DR
Two deaths and about 20 confirmed or suspected meningitis cases have led to precautionary measures at the University of Kent, with students largely staying in their rooms, wearing masks, long queues for antibiotics, and vaccination efforts underway for around 5,000 students; authorities suspect a nightclub event as a possible source and warn more cases may follow.
- 'This is the first time I've left my room since the meningitis outbreak' BBC
- Why is this meningitis outbreak so explosive? BBC
- UK races to contain meningitis outbreak in Kent after two deaths Reuters
- An ‘Unprecedented’ Outbreak of Meningitis Raises Alarm in Britain The New York Times
- 20 Sickened, 2 Dead in ‘Explosive’ and 'Unprecedented' Meningitis Outbreak Sweeping Through a University Town People.com
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