Three cases of meningococcal disease have been detected in Britons returning from abroad. (Image: Getty) The Foreign Office has issued an urgent warning after a severe illness was detected in people returning to the UK from trips abroad. Three cases of meningococcal disease - a bacterial infection that can lead to meningitis and sepsis - have now been detected.
The disease has a high mortality rate, and requires immediate medical intervention and antibiotics, warns the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). A total of twelve cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) had been reported across France and the United States until May 17, with most linked to pilgrims returning from Umrah in Saudi Arabia. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.
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