A meningitis outbreak said to be linked to a nightclub has killed two young people and left 11 others seriously ill. Read More
Grammar school girl and university student dead in ‘nightclub-linked’ meningitis outbreak in Kent: Eleven more youngsters ‘seriously ill’ in hospital
Meningococcal disease describes infections caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus). It carries a high mortality rate if untreated.
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