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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Jane Kirby

Meningitis B confirmed as strain behind outbreak that has left two dead

Some cases of meningitis seen in Kent have been confirmed as meningitis B, health officials have said, as hundreds of people are being urged to get antibiotics to stem the spread of infection.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which is investigating the outbreak that left two young people dead and others in hospital, told the Press Association it would confirm the strain seen in other cases “when we have the full results”.

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