Declining Incidence of Invasive Meningococcal Disease in South Africa: 2003–2016

BACKGROUND. Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is endemic to South Africa, where vaccine use is negligible. We describe the epidemiology of IMD in South Africa. METHODS. IMD cases were identified through a national, laboratory-based surveillance program, GERMS-SA, from 2003–2016. Clinical data on...

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Published in:Clin Infect Dis
Main Authors: Meiring, Susan, Cohen, Cheryl, de Gouveia, Linda, du Plessis, Mignon, Kularatne, Ranmini, Hoosen, Anwar, Lekalakala, Ruth, Lengana, Sarona, Seetharam, Sharona, Naicker, Preneshni, Quan, Vanessa, Reubenson, Gary, Tempia, Stefano, von Mollendorf, Claire, von Gottberg, Anne
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7848805/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30351372
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciy914
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