One dead and two more ill after meningitis outbreak in Berkshire

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, a
Health officials say close contacts being offered antibiotics as a precaution after cases discovered in Reading
A young person has died and two others 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 needing hospital treatment in March.
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