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Junior school pupil treated for meningitis in fourth Reading case

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed a fourth meningitis B case in Reading, involving a Westwood Farm Junior School pupil who is recovering well. All four cases are linked to a wider social network, including the recent fatality of Lewis Waters, a student at The Henley College, with close contacts offered antibiotics as a precaution; the agency states the risk to the general public remains low and the cluster is unrelated to meningitis incidents in Kent and Dorset.