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What to know about the UK meningitis outbreak
Two more meningitis cases confirmed in Kent outbreak as Wes Streeting to give update
Meningitis spreads to second university
The meningitis outbreak in Kent has spread to a second university.

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Meningitis B is the strain behind outbreak of cases in Kent, UKHSA tells BBC
Meningitis outbreak latest: 'Devastated' family releases photo of schoolgirl who died as strain of infection identified
‘Unprecedented, Explosive' Deadly Meningitis Outbreak Hits 2 Countries
Deputy chief medical officer Dr Thomas Waite told the BBC that it "was the quickest growing outbreak he had seen in his career."

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15 cases of meningitis reported to UKHSA in Kent outbreak
Students in Kent university halls to be offered meningitis vaccine as Streeting calls outbreak 'unprecedented'

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