Group to study meningitis

London - The British government yesterday announced it was setting up a new group to study meningitis in Wales, which has seen…

London - The British government yesterday announced it was setting up a new group to study meningitis in Wales, which has seen a major outbreak of the brain infection in recent days.

Health experts have warned that cases have reached a 50-year high. Thousands of parents from south Wales and the rest of Britain have called help-lines following the latest outbreak.

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