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Vaccine implementation: Alaska 2017 [PDF]

, 2017
Bacterial meningitis is a serious disease that causes permanent dysfunction or death; adolescents and young adults carry the greatest risk. The national Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has released vaccine recommendations that include
Hulstine, Amanda
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An economic analysis of a pneumococcal vaccine programme in people aged over 64 years in a developed country setting. [PDF]

, 2005
BACKGROUND: Polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccination for older adults is being introduced in developed country settings. Evidence of protection by this vaccine against pneumococcal pneumonia, or confirmation that illness and death from bacteraemia are ...
Cutts, Felicity T, Hall, Andrew J, Mangtani, Punam, Roberts, Jennifer A   +3 more
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Trends in Meningitis Burden and Projections to 2040: A Secondary Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Meningitis remains a global health challenge, characterized by substantial regional and etiologic disparities. This study aimed to analyze recent trends, forecast future burden, and examine the influence of development status on meningitis outcomes.
Mehdi Azizmohammad Looha, Ali Saberi Shahrbabaki, Fatemeh Masaebi, Mahmoud Zamani, Farid Zayeri   +4 more
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The important lessons lurking in the history of meningococcal epidemiology

Expert Review of Vaccines
Introduction The epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), a rare but potentially fatal illness, is typically described as unpredictable and subject to sporadic outbreaks.Areas covered Meningococcal epidemiology and vaccine use during the ...
Ray Borrow, Jamie Findlow
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Emergence and Genomic Characterization of a Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolate From a New Clone in Brazil

Microbiology and Immunology, Volume 70, Issue 5, Page 261-267, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) has emerged globally as a major public health concern, often associated with severe community‐acquired and healthcare‐associated human infections. Despite alerts from PAHO/WHO on convergent hvKp strains with multidrug resistance in Latin America, comprehensive data from Brazil, the region's largest ...
Carlos Henrique Camargo, Ana Beatriz Nascimento Costa, Amanda Yaeko Yamada, Daniel de Sena Miranda, Pedro Smith Pereira Ferraro, Andreia Rodrigues de Souza, Amanda Maria de Jesus Bertani, Karoline Rodrigues Campos, Marlon Benedito Nascimento Santos, Rafaela Mastrangelo Rissetti, Carolina Lechinski de Paula, Patrik Júnior de Lima Paz, Maria Solange Duarte Soares, Christiane Salvador, Giovanna de Pinho Pieri, Jorge Siguemassa Higa, Daniela dos Santos Souza, Márcio Garcia Ribeiro, Claudio Tavares Sacchi, Monique Ribeiro Tiba‐Casas, Geraldine Madalosso, Denise Brandao de Assis   +21 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, Baldovin, Tatjana, Bertoncello, Chiara, Cocchio, Silvia, Furlan, Patrizia, Lazzari, Roberta, Russo, Francesca, Saia, Mario   +7 more
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Development of a SimpleProbe real-Time PCR Assay for rapid detection and identification of the US novel urethrotropic clade of Neisseria meningitidis ST-11 (US_NmUC) [PDF]

, 2020
Urethritis, or inflammation of the urethra, is one of the most common reasons men seek clinical care. Sexually transmitted pathogens including Neisseria gonorrhoeae are responsible for over half of the symptomatic urethritis cases in U.S. men.
Ermel, Aaron, Nelson, David E., Qadadri, Brahim, Toh, Evelyn, Williams, James A.   +4 more
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Infectious diseases: meningococcal disease

Western Journal of Medicine, 2000
This article comes from Clinical Evidence (2000;3:350-357), a new resource for clinicians produced jointly by the BMJ Publishing Group and theAmerican College of Physicians—American Society of Internal Medicine.Clinical Evidence is an extensively peer-reviewed publication that summarizes the best available evidence on the effects of common clinical ...
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Vaccination Coverage and Factors Associated With Incomplete Vaccination Schedules in Children Under 5 in a Peripheral Area of the Federal District of Brazil

Public Health Nursing, Volume 43, Issue 3, Page 543-553, May/June 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective To estimate vaccination coverage (VC) and analyze the factors associated with the incomplete vaccination schedule (IVS) in children under 5 years of age in two Basic Health Units in the Federal District of Brazil. Design A cross‐sectional study.
Ivea Rayane Mendes Nicacio Viana, Henry Maia Peixoto   +1 more
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Epidemiologic Trends, Global Shifts in Meningococcal Vaccination Guidelines, and Data Supporting the Use of MenACWY-TT Vaccine: A Review

Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 2019
Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of meningitis and septicemia with cases, outbreaks, and epidemics reported globally in industrialized and non-industrialized countries. N. meningitidis is categorized into 12 serogroups; however, only 5 serogroups (
Jessica Presa, Jamie Findlow, Jelena Vojicic, Scott Williams, Lidia Serra   +4 more
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