UK Faces Unprecedented Meningococcal Outbreak Linked to Canterbury Club
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Britain is contending with an unprecedented outbreak of meningococcal disease in southeast England, causing two deaths and at least 15 infections, many tied to a Canterbury nightclub; authorities have begun contact tracing, distributed antibiotics to thousands, and launched a targeted vaccination drive beginning at the University of Kent.
- An ‘Unprecedented’ Outbreak of Meningitis Raises Alarm in Britain The New York Times
- 'Explosive' meningitis outbreak unprecedented – officials BBC
- Meningitis B outbreak blamed on unprecedented ‘super-spreader’ event - latest The Independent
- Cases of invasive meningococcal disease notified in Kent GOV.UK
- Meningitis is back – and here is why | Devi Sridhar The Guardian
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