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Mathematical modelling of infection and disease due to Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria lactamica

Author(s) -

P. G. COEN,

Keith Cartwright,

J Stuart

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/29.1.180

Subject(s) - neisseria meningitidis , meningococcal disease , neisseria , carriage , medicine , meningococcal vaccine , population , incidence (geometry) , neisseriaceae , asymptomatic , disease , immunology , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , immunization , biology , antibiotics , immune system , environmental health , genetics , physics , pathology , bacteria , optics

Invasive meningococcal disease, due to Neisseria meningitidis, is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in young children and adolescents. Nasopharyngeal carriage of meningococci (MC), is most prevalent in young adults whereas carriage of Neisseria lactamica (LC), a related non-pathogenic organism, is most prevalent in young children. The objective of this study was to use modelling techniques to test hypotheses on the processes that govern the incidence of meningococcal disease (MD).

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