Two people have died and 11 others are seriously ill in an outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease detected at the University of Kent in Canterbury, with the UK Health Security Agency providing antibiotics to affected students. The fast-acting bacterial infection combines meningitis and septicaemia, with symptoms including rash, fever, headache and stiff neck, prompting health officials to urge urgent medical attention.
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Two people have died and 11 others are seriously ill in an outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease detected at the University of Kent in Canterbury, with the UK Health Security Agency providing antibiotics to affected students. The fast-acting bacterial infection combines meningitis and septicaemia, with symptoms including rash, fever, headache and stiff neck, prompting health officials to urge urgent medical attention.