Current Epidemiology and Trends in Meningococcal Disease—United States, 1996–2015 | Zendy

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Current Epidemiology and Trends in Meningococcal Disease—United States, 1996–2015

Author(s) -

Jessica R. MacNeil,

Amy Blain,

Xin Wang,

Amanda Cohn

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix993

Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , meningococcal disease , epidemiology , case fatality rate , meningococcal vaccine , neisseria meningitidis , population , conjugate vaccine , notifiable disease , pediatrics , demography , immunology , environmental health , immunization , physics , antigen , biology , sociology , bacteria , optics , genetics

In 2005, meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MenACWY) was recommended for routine use among adolescents aged 11-18 years. This report describes the epidemiologic features of meningococcal disease and trends in meningococcal disease incidence following MenACWY introduction in the United States.

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