Numărul cazurilor de meningită semnalate în Anglia a crescut de la 20 la 27, dintre care 15 au fost confirmate, iar 12 sunt anchetate epidemiologic, anunţă joi Agenţia britanică a securităţii sanitare (UKHSA) în ultimul bilanţ al acestei epidemii, soldată cu do morţi, relatează AFP.
Un bilanţ anterior anunţa 20 de cazuri.BREAKING: The number of meningitis cases linked to the outbreak in Kent has risen to 27, according to new figures from the UK Health Security Agency.
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Meningitis B is the strain behind the outbreak in Kent and if you’re over the age of 11, chances are you haven’t been vaccinated against it.
That’s because in the UK the vaccine has only been offered to babies since 2015.
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”Un tratanent antibiotic preventiv continu să fie administrat studenţilor Universităţii Kent şi tuturor persoanelor care au frecventat (discoteca) Club Chemistry, la Canterbury, în perioada 5-7 martie”, anunţă în acest comunicat agenţia.
