Some cases of meningitis in Kent have been confirmed as meningitis B, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) told the Press Association, adding it will confirm the other cases “when we have the full results”.
It comes as the UKHSA is advising anyone who visited Club Chemistry in Canterbury on March 5, 6 or 7 to come forward for preventative antibiotic treatment as a “precautionary measure”.
The government agency said on Monday evening that it was continuing to investigate the outbreak of meningitis, with 13 cases notified since March 13, including two deaths.
A Year 13 pupil in Faversham and a student at the University of Kent have died in the outbreak, with others being treated in hospital.
Two sites in Kent were open for the public to collect antibiotics on Monday, and a further two are planned to open on Tuesday morning.
The UKHSA has issued advice to 16,000 staff and students at the University of Kent, where antibiotics are also being offered to those who need them.
At the campus on Monday, students – some of whom were wearing face masks – described their worries as they queued for antibiotics.
