More than five months after the UK’s worst meningitis B outbreak in Kent, scientists say they have identified genetic changes that may explain why the infection caused unusually severe disease.

One of the largest meningitis outbreaks has claimed two lives in the UK. Experts are cautiously sounding the all-clear for Switzerland: the disease is rare in this country - but it can quickly become ...

Health watchdogs fear another meningitis outbreak as it emerged hundreds of thousands of young people eligible for a jab are yet to take up the offer. A one-off vaccination programme was launched this ...

Many of you have likely seen the word "meningitis" in news articles about outbreaks. However, the way patients are actually ...

In just under a fortnight of the NHS launching its biggest ever catch-up campaign to protect children and young people against meningitis B (MenB), tens of thousands of young people have already ...

Sky's science and technology editor Tom Clarke explains the science behind meningitis B, or MenB.

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Four of the 15 cases have been identified as meningitis B, which Wes Streeting says is "uncommon" and "potentially lethal".

Health authorities said Egypt has not recorded any bacterial meningitis outbreaks since 1989, with the incidence rate falling to 0.03 cases per 100,000 people in 2025. No epidemic strains (A, C, Y, W, ...