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What is meningitis and how serious is it?

As an outbreak of Meningitis continues across Kent in the UK, a public health alert has been issu...

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11.30 19 Mar 2026


What is meningitis and how serious is it?


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11.30 19 Mar 2026


As an outbreak of Meningitis continues across Kent in the UK, a public health alert has been issued in the region, with fears rising of a further spread.  So what is meningitis, how serious is it, and how contagious is it? To answer all of this, Claire was joined by Professor of Immunology at DCU, Christine Loscher. 


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