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An outbreak of serogroup C meningococcal disease in the province of Antwerp (Belgium) in 2001-2002
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Abstract
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| In 2001 an outbreak of Neisseria menigitidis serogroup C occurred in the province of Antwerp ( Belgium). Over a year the incidence rate of meningococcal disease (MD) increased from 3.9 per 100,000 to 9.1 per 100,000 with a shift from serogroup B (87%) in 2000 to serogroup C (66%) in 2001. The most prominent phenotype was C: 2a: P1.2,5. The incidence rate for serogroup C MD increased from 0.4 per 100,000 to 4.5 per 100,000 in 2001. The case fatality rate was 6.7% in 2001. After the introduction of a mass vaccination campaign with a conjugated vaccine against serogroup C MD the incidence of serogroup C MD fell from 4.5 to 1.8 per 100,000. As a result of the analysis of this outbreak, it was proposed to offer a vaccine against serogroup C to all people under 19 years of age. Part of this plan has been implemented to date in Belgium. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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European journal of epidemiology. - Roma, 1985, currens
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Publication
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Roma
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2003
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ISSN
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0393-2990
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1573-7284
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DOI
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10.1023/A:1026100321871
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Volume/pages
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18
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(2003)
, p. 1073-1077
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ISI
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000185857600009
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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