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Health Chief Details How Meningitis Bacteria Can Spread Amid Kent Outbreak

Twenty meningitis cases linked to a Canterbury nightclub include six group B infections; health officials expect case numbers to rise slightly, with 300-400 UK cases annually.

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Professor Robin May has offered advice amid the outbreak linked to a nightclub in Canterbury

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Meningitis B latest: Dozens of students queuing for vaccine turned away as cases rise

Criteria for jab widened to anyone who attended club over 10 days, as well as sixth-formers at four schools and more Canterbury students

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Health chief details how meningitis bacteria can spread amid Kent outbreak

Professor Robin May has offered advice amid the outbreak linked to a nightclub in Canterbury

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Meningitis cases 'likely to increase', warns top UK health boss

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Meningitis cases in latest outbreak likely to increase, chief scientist warns

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Meningitis outbreak in Canterbury rises - London Business News

A rapidly escalating outbreak of Meningitis B in Canterbury has now reached 29 cases, according to the UK Health Security Agency. Health officials confirmed that 18 infections have been laboratory… The post Meningitis outbreak in Canterbury rises appeared first on London Business News

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The Independent (US) broke the news in United States on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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