{"id":327307,"date":"2026-03-18T21:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/university-student-who-contracted-meningitis-left-temporarily-blind\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T21:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:00:32","slug":"university-student-who-contracted-meningitis-left-temporarily-blind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/university-student-who-contracted-meningitis-left-temporarily-blind\/","title":{"rendered":"University student who contracted meningitis left temporarily blind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/VRPGtCbiLxs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"University student who contracted meningitis left temporarily blind\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VRPGtCbiLxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A University of Kent student has told ITV News how she was left temporarily blind and unable to walk after contracting meningitis.<\/p>\n<p>Annabelle Mackay had been out celebrating her 21st birthday at Club Chemistry &#8211; the venue the Kent outbreak is thought to be connected to &#8211; in early March.<\/p>\n<p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed on Wednesday that there are 20 cases of meningitis being investigated in Kent.<\/p>\n<p>Nine of those cases have been confirmed, of which six are the meningitis B strain, known as MenB. Two students have died after contracting the bacterial infection.<\/p>\n<p>Annabelle, who is studying law, had gone to a different club on March 4, before heading to Club Chemistry the day after.<\/p>\n<p>Five days later, Annabelle became unwell &#8211; feeling delirious and severely fatigued, drifting in and out of consciousness. 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