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Meningitis B Outbreak in Kent Claims Two Lives

3/17/2026

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  • The UK Health Security Agency confirmed a meningitis B outbreak in Kent linked to Canterbury students, with two deaths.
  • Eleven others are hospitalized.
  • One victim was a year-13 student at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, and the other was a University of Kent student.
  • Health officials urge visitors to Club Chemistry in early March to seek preventive antibiotics.