Key result
Kent meningitis B outbreak causes 29 cases, prompting investigations into potentially increased strain transmissibility.
Why the study?
Experts sought to investigate what might be behind an unprecedented meningitis outbreak in Kent.
Experts are investigating whether the MenB strain behind the unprecedented Kent outbreak has evolved to be more transmissible.
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Heightens clinical vigilance for MenB in Kent; leaves open whether strain evolution has increased transmissibility.
Meningitis: MenB strain may have evolved to be more transmissible, say expertsAs the meningitis outbreak in Kent continues, with 29 cases and two deaths reported, experts look at what might be behind this "unprecedented event"
Elisabeth Mahase (2026) conducted an editorial in Meningitis B (n=29). An ongoing meningitis B outbreak in Kent has resulted in 29 cases and two deaths, prompting investigations into whether the strain has evolved to be more transmissible.
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