Recent outbreaks highlight the risks of bacterial meningitis – and the need to vaccinate
- Written by Una Ren, Senior Scientist in Genomics, New Zealand Institute for Public Health and Forensic Science
Students and staff queue to receive antibiotics at the UK University of Kent after an outbreak of meningitis caused the deaths of two people.Carl Court/Getty ImagesOutbreaks of bacterial meningococcal disease in England and recent cases in students in New Zealand have raised awareness of this serious and life-threatening disease.
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