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Meningitis warning over 'stiff neck' symptom many people miss
Health experts are warning people in Ireland to watch for meningitis symptoms, including a stiff neck often missed, after a deadly outbreak in the UK.
Residents and students in Canterbury, where the outbreak was centered, said measures to contain the disease were both familiar and frightening.
AN “EXPLOSIVE” meningitis outbreak tearing through Kent has struck down 20 people and left two students dead. The infection is an inflammation of the lining around the brain and spinal
The outbreak, believed to have affected mostly people aged 18 to 21, has prompted the UK Health Security Agency to contact more than 30,000 students
Two people have died in a bacterial meningitis outbreak in the south of England. Here’s what you need to know.
Two Upstate students have died following complications with bacterial meningitis and meningococcemia. One of the students was a 12-year-old named Ansley "Payce" Chappell, a seventh grader who attended Dacusville Middle School. She died on the morning of ...