An outbreak is not just bad luck — it is biology we failed to see in time.
Scientists Find Why Kent Meningitis B Outbreak Killed Two Teenagers
Scientists have identified why the 2025 meningitis B outbreak in Kent proved so severe, killing two teenagers and infecting pupils across several schools. Genomic analysis showed the circulating strain carried a rare surface protein that the existing MenB vaccine did not fully target, allowing it to spread quickly through close-contact school settings. The research team, publishing in a peer-reviewed journal, has passed the sequence data to the UK Health Security Agency, which is reviewing whether the national immunisation programme needs updating.
Source: Scientists Find Why Kent Meningitis B Outbreak Killed Two Teenagers — BBC
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