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Vaccines, 2020 This cross-sectional study assessed knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding meningococcal disease and related vaccinations among healthcare workers (HCWs) who provided care to patients with underlying high-risk medical conditions.
Gabriella Di Giuseppe +3 more
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Risk of transmitting meningococcal infection by transient contact on aircraft and other transport. [PDF]
, 2009 Contact tracing of persons with meningococcal disease who have travelled on aeroplane or other multi-passenger transport is not consistent between countries.
Hellenbrand, W +4 more
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JAMA pediatrics, 2020 Importance In 2005, the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended routine quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate (MenACWY) vaccine for all adolescents aged 11 to 12 years, and in 2010, a booster dose for adolescents aged 16 years ...
Sarah A Mbaeyi +8 more
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Invasive meningococcal disease in the Veneto region of Italy: A capture-recapture analysis for assessing the effectiveness of an integrated surveillance system [PDF]
, 2017 open8noBACKGROUND: Epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis has been changing since the introduction of universal vaccination programmes against meningococcal serogroup C (MenC) and meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) has now become dominant.
Baldo, Vincenzo +7 more
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Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014 Objectives: To analyze the behavior of meningococcal disease in the Federal District, Brazil, from 2005 to 2011, and to assess the direct impact of the meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine.
Márcia de Cantuária Tauil +3 more
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Impact of a mass vaccination campaign against a meningitis epidemic in a refugee camp. [PDF]
, 1996 Serogroup A meningococcus epidemics occurred in refugee populations in Zaire in August 1994. The paper analyses the public health impact of a mass vaccination campaign implemented in a large refugee camp.
Blok, L +5 more
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Success of 4CMenB in preventing meningococcal disease: evidence from real-world experience
Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2020 Meningococcal disease remains one of the most feared infectious diseases worldwide because of its sudden onset, rapid progression and high case fatality rates, while survivors are often left with severe long-term sequelae. Young children have the highest
C. Isitt +3 more
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Fatal Nongroupable Neisseria meningitidis Disease in Vaccinated Patient Receiving Eculizumab
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 Patients receiving eculizumab have an increased risk for meningococcal disease, but most reported cases are attributable to encapsulated meningococcal strains.
Deirdre Nolfi-Donegan +9 more
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Preventing invasive meningococcal disease in early infancy
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2022 This review considers the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease in infants, to examine and critique meningococcal disease prevention in this population through vaccination.
Jessica Presa +3 more
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The Hajj 2019 Vaccine Requirements and Possible New Challenges [PDF]
, 2019 Each year millions of pilgrims perform the annual Hajj from more than 180 countries around the world. This is one of the largest mass gathering events and may result in the occurrence and spread of infectious diseases.
Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A., Memish, Ziad A.
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