HSE confirms case of meningitis in UCC has no known link to outbreak in England

The affected person has recovered well, the HSE said

The UCC case was diagnosed as meningococcal disease, subsequently identified as serotype B, known as MenB, in the week beginning March 9. File picture: Denis Minihane

The HSE has confirmed that a single case of bacterial meningitis was reported two weeks ago in University College Cork, but said there is no known link with the outbreak reported in Kent in the UK.

The UCC case was diagnosed as meningococcal disease, subsequently identified as serotype B, known as MenB, in the week beginning March 9.