2012Archives of Disease in ChildhoodOpen access

Prospects for eradication of meningococcal disease

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.

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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

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