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No new meningitis cases linked to Kent outbreak found, health agency says

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No new meningitis cases linked to Kent outbreak found, health agency says
UKHSA reports 29 cases, the same figure as on Sunday, raising hopes the outbreak has been well contained No new cases of meningitis
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UKHSA reports 29 cases, the same figure as on Sunday, raising hopes the outbreak has been well contained

No new cases of meningitis linked to the outbreak in Kent have been detected, raising hopes that it has been well contained and has not led to people elsewhere catching the disease.

The number of people affected remains at 29, of which 20 are are confirmed and nine probable cases in what health officials say is an “explosive” outbreak – the biggest to occur in the UK in a generation.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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