One dead and two ill after meningitis cases
One dead and two ill after meningitis cases Just now Share Save Add as preferred on GoogleBBCA young person has died and two people are being treated after cases of meningitis in Reading. The UK Health Security Agency...
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Key developments are emerging from the global stage. One dead and two ill after meningitis cases Just now Share Save Add as preferred on GoogleBBCA young person has died and two people are being treated after cases of meningitis in Reading. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) South East said close contacts of those affected were being offered antibiotics as a precaution. It said information has been shared about the infection with students and parents at all affected schools but the risk to the wider public was low.
Rachel Mearkle, a consultant in health protection, said: "Students and staff will naturally be feeling worried... however meningococcal meningitis requires very close contact to spread and large outbreaks as we saw in Kent recently are thankfully rare. "More news from BerkshireWatch the latest episode of South TodayListen to the latest news from BerkshireThis breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.
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The development has drawn wide international attention, with diplomatic circles watching closely.
