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One dead and two more ill after meningitis outbreak in Berkshire

The Guardian · May 14, 2026, 5:48 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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Cases follow a recent outbreak in Kent that killed two and left more than a dozen others in hospital in March One person has died and two more are being treated after an outbreak of meningitis in Berkshire, health officials have said.It follows a major outbreak in Kent, linked to a Canterbury nightclub, that killed two people and left more than a dozen others needing hospital treatment in March. On Thursday, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed new cases had been found in Reading, and that a student had died. Continue reading...

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