A SCHOOL boarding house has been closed after two students were struck down with an infection linked to the potentially lethal MRSA superbug.

Angela Daly, head teacher at Cranbrook School, said a decision had been taken to shut and deep-clean Scott House, an all-girl boarding house, after advice from the Kent Health Protection Unit.

The two girls are being treated at home for PVL (Panton-Valentine Leucocidin) while nine others, who may have the bug, are waiting for test results.

Scott House was closed on Wednesday and all 40 boarders sent home. Five other boarding houses at the voluntary-aided school remain open.

Mrs Daly said: "We expect to open the boarding house again after half-term."

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