> The number of confirmed and suspected meningitis cases in the outbreak in Kent has fallen to 29, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.
> The UKHSA said in a statement that some of the cases initially confirmed on Saturday “have been reclassified following further laboratory results and clinical investigation”.
> “As further laboratory assessments are completing, we expect some further probable cases to be downgraded in the coming days”, the agency added.
> It comes after Kent County Council’s director of public health, Dr Anjan Ghosh, speculated on three “rough” scenarios over the next four weeks.
> At a briefing on Friday, he said the “most likely” scenario would see people travelling off campus outside Kent and then spreading the bacteria to others within a household.
Electricbell20 on
These threads have been a lot quieter in the past few days.
LeftAndRightAreWrong on
Because people have avoided each other. It requires very close contact for a prolonged period, to spread. Unlike covid which spread easily and required more stringent measures to slow.
paul_h on
If we’re over the hump, I would be interested in stats about non-death outcomes too, as meningitis can be disabling for its survivors.
> In 2008, the U.S. FDA added **black box warnings** on all fluoroquinolones, advising of the increased risk of tendon damage. Reddit has a community for sufferers.
I am writing as someone who, right now *possibly* has reactivated fluoroquinolone tendon/muscle/ligament issues (UK NHS rheumatology are still working towards a diagnosis) This, 13 years after my course of Cipro and now 5.5 years of possible reactivation. My only consolation is that most times this condition slowly gets better.
mattymattymatty96 on
Damn there was me ready to go panic buy toilet roll
CassetteLine on
Very good news.
Not really surprising though, this was always going to be a short lived event. But glad it is!
WillWatsof on
>Health officials say “some cases initially classified as confirmed” have been reclassified following further laboratory results and investigation.
Turns out Steve only had that rash because he’s the university bike.
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> The number of confirmed and suspected meningitis cases in the outbreak in Kent has fallen to 29, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.
> The UKHSA said in a statement that some of the cases initially confirmed on Saturday “have been reclassified following further laboratory results and clinical investigation”.
> “As further laboratory assessments are completing, we expect some further probable cases to be downgraded in the coming days”, the agency added.
> It comes after Kent County Council’s director of public health, Dr Anjan Ghosh, speculated on three “rough” scenarios over the next four weeks.
> At a briefing on Friday, he said the “most likely” scenario would see people travelling off campus outside Kent and then spreading the bacteria to others within a household.
These threads have been a lot quieter in the past few days.
Because people have avoided each other. It requires very close contact for a prolonged period, to spread. Unlike covid which spread easily and required more stringent measures to slow.
If we’re over the hump, I would be interested in stats about non-death outcomes too, as meningitis can be disabling for its survivors.
There’s another risk UKHSA has not yet estimated, and that is from the prescription for Ciprofloxacin specifically .. which is being used as a prophylactic (?). See https://www.gov.uk/guidance/outbreak-of-invasive-meningococcal-disease-south-east-england. A percentage of the recipients will get serious side effects. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinolone_antibiotic#Adverse_effects.
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> In 2008, the U.S. FDA added **black box warnings** on all fluoroquinolones, advising of the increased risk of tendon damage. Reddit has a community for sufferers.
I am writing as someone who, right now *possibly* has reactivated fluoroquinolone tendon/muscle/ligament issues (UK NHS rheumatology are still working towards a diagnosis) This, 13 years after my course of Cipro and now 5.5 years of possible reactivation. My only consolation is that most times this condition slowly gets better.
Damn there was me ready to go panic buy toilet roll
Very good news.
Not really surprising though, this was always going to be a short lived event. But glad it is!
>Health officials say “some cases initially classified as confirmed” have been reclassified following further laboratory results and investigation.
Turns out Steve only had that rash because he’s the university bike.