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Health officials confirm meningitis case at second Kent university
The outbreak linked to a nightclub cluster has reached 20 cases in Kent with six confirmed as meningitis B, prompting targeted vaccination and antibiotic treatments.
- Health officials confirmed 20 meningitis cases and two deaths across Kent, with a new case now reported at Canterbury Christ Church University , linked to Club Chemistry events between March 5 and March 7.
- Describing the outbreak as "unprecedented," Health Secretary Wes Streeting noted that cases are traced to a social network connected to Club Chemistry nightclub where most infections occurred.
- The University of Kent contacted around 16,000 staff and students, urging those at risk to take antibiotics "without delay," while the UK Health Security Agency dispensed approximately 2,500 antibiotic doses and launched a vaccination drive for 5,000 students.
- During Prime Minister's Questions, Sir Keir Starmer expressed his "deepest condolences" to families of the two deceased, as residents queued at Vicarage Lane Clinic for precautionary antibiotic treatment.
- CCCU will continue monitoring the situation with the UKHSA, noting that "the bacteria requires prolonged close and intimate contact to spread," keeping transmission risk to the wider community very low.
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