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What a meningitis outbreak in the UK means for Ireland

A second outbreak of meningitis has hit a university in the UK. Canterbury Christ Church Universi...

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18.26 18 Mar 2026


What a meningitis outbreak in the UK means for Ireland


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A second outbreak of meningitis has hit a university in the UK. Canterbury Christ Church University confirmed that one of its students is now affected. Over the last few days there has been an outbreak at the University of Kent which has led to 20 cases and two deaths so far…

Ciara is joined by Dr Brendan O’Shea, who is a Kildare GP and Assistant Adjuvant Professor in Public Health and Primary Care at Trinity College Dublin to explain how concerned we should be in Ireland about this outbreak, and what people can do to protect themselves.


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