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Storm Newton

Fourth case of meningitis confirmed in Reading

Health officials said measures, including antibiotic prophylaxis, have already been implemented amid the outbreak (PA) - (PA Wire)

There has been a fourth case of meningitis in Reading, with a junior school pupil in the area “recovering well” from the illness, health officials said.

The patient has “links with the same wider social network” as the other cases in the outbreak, which has left one college student dead.

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