Meningitis Survivor Shares Experience
Twenty-one-year-old Annabelle Mackay has recounted her experience of surviving a meningitis infection in an interview with the BBC.
The University of Kent law student suspects she contracted the infection on 5 March at Club Chemistry, or possibly during an earlier night out at a different venue.
To date, 29 cases of meningitis have been linked to this outbreak, prompting the initiation of a vaccination programme targeting students.
"I feel so grateful to be alive and to be here. I'm still dealing with the aftereffects now, but I think I just need to focus on my recovery and getting better and back to myself," Mackay told the BBC.
Additional information is available regarding the rapid spread of this outbreak and the symptoms associated with meningitis.
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