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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Julia Musto

Deadly meningitis is spreading in the UK. Could an outbreak happen in the US?

Meningitis is continuing to spread in the U.K., sickening 27 people and resulting in the deaths of two students in the south of England.

One of the U.K. outbreaks has been tied to a rare bacterial form of meningitis known as meningitis B, which can result in a life-threatening infection of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord.

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