Meningococcal disease kills 10 to 15 infected people out of every 100 - even when it is treated

Two students have died and a number of others have been admitted to hospital in what experts say is an ‘unusual’ outbreak

Canterbury Christ Church University confirms one case as vaccine rollout under way

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is to visit a meningitis vaccination centre in Kent on Thursday after a deadly outbreak of the infection.

Face of boy with measles on the third day of rash. (File photo courtesy CDC) This article first appeared on KFF Health News. Subscribe t...

The number of cases of meningitis being investigated by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in Kent has risen to 20, up from 15 previously...

Nala-Rose Fletcher will be left with lasting difficulties for the rest of her life, her parents said

Infection control measures are being ramped up as the number of meningitis cases in the Kent outbreak has risen to 20, including two deaths....

‘This is by far the quickest-growing outbreak I’ve ever seen,’ says deputy chief medical officer as 15 cases recorded

The outbreak, now labelled a national incident, has seen 15 confirmed cases - all requiring hospital treatment - and two deaths.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced Tuesday that a total of nine people, all males in their 20s working for the same eating and drin...

Students queuing for antibiotics at the University of Kent described the impact a deadly outbreak of meningitis is having on campus life

The multistate E. coli outbreak affected at least seven people, according to the CDC.

Wes Streeting has cautioned against returning to “Victorian conditions” through “anti-science” stances amid an outbreak of meningitis B in K...

Students in university halls in Kent are to be offered the meningitis B vaccine, Wes Streeting has said, as officials work to stem the sprea...