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Festival-goer George Zographou contracts meningitis and dies - BBC News: George Zographou, 18, was taken to hospital after

Festival-goer George Zographou contracts meningitis and dies - BBC News: George Zographou, 18, was taken to hospital after becoming unwell at a music festival in Newquay.
Source: bbc.co.uk

UK Ebola nurse has meningitis caused by persisting virus: doctors: A Scottish nurse who contracted and initially recovered

UK Ebola nurse has meningitis caused by persisting virus: doctors: A Scottish nurse who contracted and initially recovered from Ebola, but then suffered relapsing illness, has meningitis caused by the virus persisting in her brain, doctors treating her said on Wednesday.
Source: reuters.com

NHS meningitis B vaccination programme begins across the UK: Jab to protect against potentially fatal disease has been added

NHS meningitis B vaccination programme begins across the UK: Jab to protect against potentially fatal disease has been added to NHS childhood immunisation programme
Source: theguardian.com