I did my PhD on bacterial meningitis, finding whether there are genetic factors which make meningitis more likely.
Wrote down some initial thoughts on the current outbreak in Kent: johnlees.me/posts/menb-o...
I tried to think of factors and their likelihood to explain why this is happening now
A cluster of meningitis cases is currently dominating the UK news. At least five of the cases have been confirmed as serotype B (menB), from what I can tell the others have not yet been analysed.
My P...
