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Meningitis Outbreak in Kent Claims Two Lives

3/18/2026

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  • A meningitis outbreak in Kent has caused two deaths and 15 confirmed cases, with 11 hospitalized.
  • The outbreak is linked to Club Chemistry in Canterbury; UK Health Security Agency is coordinating the response and urges visitors from March 5–7 to seek antibiotics.
  • Schools are implementing precautionary measures.
  • Juliette, 18, from Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, died alongside a 21-year-old from the University of Kent.