Open AccessRapid reporting EU surveillance system for meningitis W135: 2a: P1.2, 5 – update
Author(s) -
S Handford,
B Henderson,
M Ramsay
Publication year - 2001
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.05.43.02044-en
Subject(s) - neisseria meningitidis , meningococcal meningitis , meningitis , meningococcal disease , serotype , medicine , pediatrics , virology , biology , genetics , bacteria
After an epidemic of meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serotype W135 among travellers to the haj pilgrimage to Mecca in 2000, an enhanced surveillance system for serogroup W135: 2a: P1.2, 5 meningococcal disease was set up among several European countries (1, and references therein). Data have been reported since September 2000, and this report summarises all confirmed cases during the period 1 September to 28 September 2001.