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What is behind the UK’s meningitis outbreak and how serious is it?
Health•March 18, 2026 at 3:08 PMNational

What is behind the UK’s meningitis outbreak and how serious is it?

By Jamie Grierson•The Guardian - UK News

Cases of MenB linked to Canterbury nightclub have risen to 20, with two deaths, as experts warn of ‘explosive’ outbreakMeningitis infections in a county in the south-east of England continue to increase, with five new cases confirmed on Wednesday in what experts have said is one of the fastest-growing outbreaks of the disease they have seen in the UK. Continue reading...

Cases of MenB linked to Canterbury nightclub have risen to 20, with two deaths, as experts warn of ‘explosive’ outbreak

Meningitis infections in a county in the south-east of England continue to increase, with five new cases confirmed on Wednesday in what experts have said is one of the fastest-growing outbreaks of the disease they have seen in the UK.

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