Junior school pupil treated for meningitis in fourth Reading case
A junior school pupil in Reading is being treated for meningitis, marking the fourth case linked to a common social network. The UK Health Security Agency confirmed that all cases are of Meningitis B, and close contacts have been offered antibiotics. The risk to the wider public remains low, and the agency is providing information to affected schools.
- ▪The pupil from Westwood Farm Junior School is recovering well.
- ▪Lewis Waters, a student from The Henley College, recently died from the infection.
- ▪Two other cases were reported at Reading Blue Coat School and Highdown Secondary School.
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Junior school pupil treated for meningitis in fourth Reading case12 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleIndy Almroth-WrightSouth of EnglandGoogleThe fourth case has been confirmed at Westwood Farm Junior School in TilehurstA junior school pupil is being treated for meningitis in Reading, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.The Westwood Farm Junior School pupil is the fourth young person to contract the infection, with all four linked to the same wider social network, the UKHSA said.Last week, Lewis Waters, who attended The Henley College in Oxfordshire, died with the infection.Two others cases were reported in Reading - at Reading Blue Coat School and Highdown Secondary School and Sixth Form Centre.The UKHSA said the Westwood Farm pupil was "recovering well" and…
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