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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/131647| Title: | Increase of meningococcal serogroup Y cases in Europe : a reason for concern? |
| Authors: | Bröker, Michael Jacobsson, Susanne De Tora, Lisa Pace, David Taha, Muhamed-Kheir |
| Keywords: | Meningococcal infections -- Europe Neisseria meningitidis, serogroup Y -- Europe Neisseria infections -- Europe -- Cross-cultural studies Neisseria meningitidis -- Epidemiology |
| Issue Date: | 2012 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group |
| Citation: | Bröker, M., Jacobsson, S., DeTora, L., Pace, D., & Taha, M. K. (2012). Increase of meningococcal serogroup Y cases in Europe: a reason for concern?. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 8(5), 685-688. |
| Abstract: | Neisseria meningitidis is differentiated into 12 distinct serogroups of which A, B, C, W-135, X and Y are medically most important and represent a major health problem in one or more parts of the world. The epidemiology of N. meningitidis is unpredictable over time and across geographic regions. A sudden increase or decrease of IMD or meningococcal carriage may occur anywhere at any time. Recent epidemiological surveillance indicates an increase of serogroup Y IMD in some parts of Europe and data from various European countries are presented. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/131647 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SPae |
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