Epidemiology of meningococcal disease

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 May 2002 English Publisher:IMR PressJournal:Hospital Medicine, volume 63, pages 264-267 (issn: 1462-3935, eissn: 2053-4299,

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Authors: Keith A V, Cartwright;

doi: 10.12968/hosp.2002.63.5.2017

pmid: 12066343

Epidemiology of meningococcal disease

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Abstract

In the UK, serogroup A strains disappeared 50years ago, but in the 1990s, numbers of cases rose again to a 50-year high. Following the very successful introduction of conjugated meningitis C vaccines, effective meningitis B vaccines are now the highest priority.

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Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
United Kingdom

Keywords

Adult, Meningococcal Infections, Wales, Adolescent, England, Data Collection, Incidence, Humans, Infant, Meningococcal Vaccines

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