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Influenza A and meningococcal disease

Lancet, The, 1991
There are several anecdotal accounts of the association between outbreaks of influenza and meningococcal disease. The exceptional increase in the number of cases of meningococcal infection 2 weeks after an influenza A outbreak in England and Wales during November and December, 1989, provided an opportunity to investigate the relation between the two ...
D M Jones, S R Palmer, K A Cartwright
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Meningococcal disease and travel

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 2003
Meningococcal disease continues to be a worldwide problem. This review examines the impact meningococcal disease has on international travel and vice versa the impact international travel has on the intercontinental spread of meningococci. The risk of meningococcal disease to the endemic population differs from that of travellers.
Annelies Wilder-Smith, Ziad Memish
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Meningococcal Disease

New England Journal of Medicine, 2001
Nancy E Rosenstein, Bradley A Perkins, David S Stephens   +2 more
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Meningococcal disease

Nursing Standard, 1998
This article discusses meningococcal disease and outlines the role of the nurse in treating patients who may suffer from meningitis, one of the illnesses caused by meningococcal disease. It goes on to discuss how nurses can support the relatives of these patients.
C, Herf, J, Nichols, S, Fruh, B, Holloway, C U, Anderson   +4 more
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Meningococcal carriage, meningococcal disease and vaccination

Journal of Infection, 1988
Group A meningococcal carriage rates were determined 6 months before and 6 and 18 months after a mass vaccination campaign with a combined group A and group C meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine in a rural area of The Gambia. During the first pre-vaccination survey, performed during an outbreak of meningococcal disease, the carriage rate was high (16%)
M K, Hassan-King, R A, Wall, B M, Greenwood   +2 more
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Meningococcal disease: The advances and challenges of meningococcal disease prevention

Human Vaccines, 2011
Vaccination as a means to prevent meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis is critical given the abrupt onset and rapid progression of this disease. Five serogroups--A, B, C, W-135, and Y--are responsible for the majority of cases. In developed countries, infants have the greatest risk of disease, with a smaller secondary peak observed in
Ram, Yogev, Tina, Tan
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Meningococcal disease in Italy

Journal of Infection, 1989
In 1985, nationwide surveillance of meningococcal disease aimed at establishing appropriate guidelines for prophylaxis started in Italy. The incidence of disease was 1.1/100,000 in 1985 and 0.6/100,000 in 1987. This decreasing trend was particularly evident among military recruits (from 17.3/100,000 in 1985 to 5/100,000 in 1987), reflecting the use of ...
T, Stroffolini, M E, Congiu, M, Occhionero, P, Mastrantonio   +3 more
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