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UK student dies of Meningitis as expert warns disease can be ‘very lethal’

A college student in the UK has died from meningitis while two others are receiving treatment, health officials said as reported by BBC.

The Times of India

Health agency names two schools affected by Berkshire meningitis outbreak

Students from Reading Blue Coat school, and Highdown secondary school and sixth form centre receiving treatment

The Guardian - UK

Pupils at different Reading schools treated for meningitis after student dies

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Schools at centre of meningitis outbreak in Reading named

The UK Health Security Agency said the patients attended Reading Blue Coat School and Highdown Secondary School and Sixth Form Centre.

Evening Standard

Meningitis outbreak in Reading: Everything we know so far

Close contacts of people linked to the outbreak in the London commuter town are being offered antibiotics as a precaution

Evening Standard

Dr Hilary Jones shares meningitis advice after new outbreak

Dr Hilary Jones has reminded the public of meningitis symptoms after a student died and two other people received treatment following an outbreak in Reading.

The Independent UK

Deadly Oxfordshire meningitis strain is different to in Kent, say experts

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Meningitis strain behind Oxfordshire outbreak different to Kent strain, health officials say

One person has died in the outbreak

The Independent UK

One dead and two being treated after meningitis outbreak in Reading

A student has died and two other young people are receiving treatment following a meningitis outbreak in Reading.

The Independent UK

Meningitis outbreak Reading: Student dead and two other young people treated

The student who has died went to Henley College in Oxfordshire, with close contacts of the cases being offered antibiotics as a precaution

Evening Standard

Student dies and two people being treated after meningitis outbreak in Reading

One of the cases has been confirmed as meningitis B, which was the same strain behind a cluster of fatal cases in Kent earlier this year.

Evening Standard

Student dies in fresh meningitis outbreak in Reading

Two people are currently being treated with one of the cases confirmed as meningitis B

The Independent UK

One dead and two more ill after meningitis outbreak in Berkshire

Health officials say close contacts being offered antibiotics as a precaution after cases discovered in Reading

The Guardian - UK

Man Offers Tiny Apartment To Homeless Friends With Toddler, GF Says No And Drama Proves Her Right

A couple and a toddler lost their homes in a wildfire. Their close friend invites them to stay at his place, without consulting his girlfriend first. She is mad about his decision, as the couple are known to be irresponsible, and the boyfriend quickly regrets his call. The full story…

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Three meningitis B cases confirmed in Dorset as young people offered vaccines

UK Health Security Agency says cases have been treated successfully and antibiotics are being given as a precaution

The Independent UK

Meningitis B outbreak hits schools in Weymouth prompting fresh vaccine rollout

Antibiotics and vaccines are being offered to young people in school years 7 to 13 across the Weymouth, Portland and Chickerell areas of Dorset

Evening Standard

Meningitis B: Jabs and antibiotics offered as three cases found in Weymouth

The UK Health Security Agency said the three cases were confirmed between March 20 and April 15.

The Independent UK

Meningitis outbreak helps drive record surge in A&E visits

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The Independent UK

A&E visits hit record high – partly driven by deadly meningitis outbreak

As pressure on emergency care intensifies, the NHS waiting list for hospital care has fallen for the fourth month in a row

The Conversation

Recent outbreaks highlight the risks of bacterial meningitis – and the need to vaccinate

Outbreaks of bacterial meningococcal disease in England and recent cases in students in New Zealand have raised awareness of this serious and life-threatening disease.

International Business Times UK

What Is Listeria and What Makes It So Dangerous? The Story Behind the Deadly Bacteria Causing Food Recalls in the UK

Listeria outbreaks raise alarm as bacteria found in chilled food pose serious risks, especially to pregnant women and vulnerable individuals.

The Conversation

The meningitis vaccine now sits at the centre of two health crises

The UK has recently seen a resurgence of meningococcal B (MenB) disease, with a cluster of cases in Kent described as “unprecedented” by the health secretary, Wes Streeting. As attention turns from the current MenB outbreak to how to prevent future outbreaks, another challenge is also growing: gonorrhoea is becoming…

The Guardian - UK

Kent’s meningitis outbreak taught me that post-Covid Britain is not as divided as many feared

The government’s plan was clear and communities have followed its guidance – with young people leading the way, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

The Independent UK

Health chiefs urged to offer meningitis catch-up jabs to teens as true scale of worldwide death toll revealed

Although cases have declined since 1990, it’s not enough to meet WHO goals to reduce global deaths by 50 per cent

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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex's pal gives birth - four years after son, 9, death

Kelly McKee Zajfen and her husband, Julian Zajfen, welcomed a baby boy into the world on March 26 - four years after they lost George, nine, to COVID-19 and viral meningitis.

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