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UK may get 'clusters' of meningitis
Coventry Telegraph
|March 21, 2026
SPORADIC household clusters of meningitis could appear over the next four weeks in other parts of the UK linked to the travel of people away from Kent, a health leader has said.
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Kent County Council's director of public health Dr Anjan Ghosh told a briefing three scenarios were being looked at over the next four weeks, with the most likely being that students who have travelled away from Kent will "incubate" the bug and there could be "household" cases elsewhere. However, he said these would be "containable" and urged people to carry on with their lives.
It comes as the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the number of cases linked to the outbreak has reached 29, up from 27 previously. Two young people have died.
This story is from the March 21, 2026 edition of Coventry Telegraph.
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