Deadly Oxfordshire meningitis strain is different to in Kent, say experts

• A meningitis outbreak in Oxfordshire has resulted in one death and two other students receiving treatment.
• The affected students attend Henley College, Reading Blue Coat School, and Highdown Secondary School and Sixth Form Centre in the Reading area.
• The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed that the strain of meningitis is different from the one responsible for two deaths in Kent earlier this year.
• Close contacts of the cases have been offered precautionary antibiotics by the UKHSA.
• Health officials have stated that the risk to the wider public remains low, and there are no plans for a local emergency vaccination programme.

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Meningitis strain behind Oxfordshire outbreak different to Kent strain, health officials say