Nine cases of meningitis B have been confirmed so far this year in Ireland
The HSE has moved to reassure the public that the current outbreak of meningitis B in England has not led to an increase in the disease here.
Health officials in the UK have confirmed 15 laboratory cases of meningitis B after an outbreak in Kent that has already seen two people die from the bacterial infection. A further 12 suspected cases are under investigation.
In Ireland, the HSE said that nine cases of meningitis B have been confirmed so far this year. None of the cases have been found to be connected to the Kent outbreak.
“There is no evidence of an increase in invasive meningococcal…