Open AccessMeningococcal infection in Scotland, 1995 to 1997
Author(s) -
Oh Sj,
Smart Le
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.02.10.00149-en
Subject(s) - case fatality rate , incidence (geometry) , medicine , meningococcal disease , population , neisseria meningitidis , demography , pediatrics , biology , environmental health , physics , sociology , bacteria , optics , genetics
The incidence of meningococcal infection in Scotland was 4.1 cases per 100 000 population in 1996 compared with 3.8/100 000 in 1995 (210 cases reported in 1996 compared with 193 in 1995). There were 14 deaths, representing a crude case fatality rate of 6.