Prospects for eradication of meningococcal disease
Simon Nadel
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Simon Nadel
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Meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia remain a serious global health threat. This review focuses on the epidemiology of meningococcal disease following the recent implementation of effective vaccines and the potential utility of a vaccine against serogroup B meningococcus.
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Meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia remain a serious global health threat. This review focuses on the epidemiology of meningococcal disease following the recent implementation of effective vaccines and the potential utility of a vaccine against serogroup B meningococcus.
Key concepts: Medicine, Meningococcal disease, Meningococcal vaccine, Meningococcal meningitis, Meningitis, Epidemiology, Meningococcal Infections, Disease