US EditionNumber of meningitis cases linked to Kent outbreak rises to 27
The outbreak has caused 2 deaths and 27 cases with 15 confirmed; 5,000 students at University of Kent receive MenB vaccine and thousands get antibiotics as prevention.
- On Thursday, the UK Health Security Agency reported the meningitis outbreak in Kent has reached 27 cases, with 15 laboratory-confirmed and 12 under investigation; two people have died.
- Investigators believe the outbreak originated at Canterbury's Club Chemistry between March 5 and 7, which the agency identified as a "super spreader event" where transmission likely occurred through close personal contact.
- Targeted MenB vaccination campaigns are underway for approximately 5,000 University of Kent students, though health officials note the vaccine has limitations and have distributed emergency antibiotics to more than 6,500 people.
- Despite the risk to the wider population remaining low, confirmed cases have now reached four Kent schools and one London institution, with Health Secretary Wes Streeting stating officials are "proactively managing" the situation.
- Because the incubation period ranges from two to 14 days, officials expect additional cases may emerge; Kent's director of public health, Dr. Anjan Ghosh, cautioned that the outbreak cannot yet be confirmed as contained.
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Two young people have died from meningitis in the United Kingdom, and dozens more have fallen ill. The University of Kent has announced a targeted vaccination program. According to health specialists, such an outbreak of meningitis, or inflammation of the brain, is unprecedented. LRT correspondent in the United Kingdom Viktorija Rinkevičiūtė says that about 20 cases of meningitis have been registered in the country in a very short time.
The number of cases reported in the meningococcal meningitis epidemic that caused two deaths in England increased from 20 to 27, the health authorities announced, 15 of which were confirmed and 12 are still under investigation. - Meningitis epidemic in England: the number of reported cases is 27 (International).
Twenty-seven cases are recorded according to the latest report of the health authorities released on Thursday. According to the British Minister of Health, Wes Streeting, the majority of cases are related to a discotheque in Canterbury, southeastern England, frequented by students in early March.
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