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Kent meningitis outbreak severe due to new bacterial strain

Kent meningitis outbreak severe due to new bacterial strain

Scientists found that the bacteria in Kent's severe meningitis B outbreak earlier this year picked up genetic material from other bugs. The new strain spread quickly among young people, mostly students, in a Canterbury nightclub. The outbreak infected over 20 people, with nine needing intensive care and two dying.

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