Impact of Meningococcal Serogroup C Conjugate Vaccines on Carriage and Herd Immunity | Zendy

Martin Maiden | Zendy; Ana Belén Ibarz-Pavón | Zendy; Rachel Urwin | Zendy; Stephen J. Gray | Zendy; Nicholas Andrews | Zendy; Stuart C. Clarke | Zendy; A M Walker | Zendy; M.R. Evans | Zendy; J. Simon Kroll | Zendy; Keith Neal | Zendy; Dlawer A. A. Ala’Aldeen | Zendy; Derrick W. Crook | Zendy; Kathryn Cann | Zendy; Sarah Harrison | Zendy; Richard Cunningham | Zendy; David Baxter | Zendy; Edward B. Kaczmarski | Zendy; Jenny MacLennan | Zendy; J. Claire Cameron | Zendy; James M. Stuart | Zendy

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Impact of Meningococcal Serogroup C Conjugate Vaccines on Carriage and Herd Immunity

Author(s) -

Martin Maiden,

Ana Belén Ibarz-Pavón,

Rachel Urwin,

Stephen J. Gray,

Nicholas Andrews,

Stuart C. Clarke,

A M Walker,

M.R. Evans,

J. Simon Kroll,

Keith Neal,

Dlawer A. A. Ala’Aldeen,

Derrick W. Crook,

Kathryn Cann,

Sarah Harrison,

Richard Cunningham,

David Baxter,

Edward B. Kaczmarski,

Jenny MacLennan,

J. Claire Cameron,

James M. Stuart

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/527401

Subject(s) - carriage , herd immunity , medicine , neisseria meningitidis , meningococcal vaccine , vaccination , serotype , virology , immunity , conjugate vaccine , immunology , immunization , biology , antibody , immune system , genetics , pathology , bacteria

In 1999, meningococcal serogroup C conjugate (MCC) vaccines were introduced in the United Kingdom for those under 19 years of age. The impact of this intervention on asymptomatic carriage of meningococci was investigated to establish whether serogroup replacement or protection by herd immunity occurred.

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