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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Broderick, Michael P. ; Faix, Dennis J. ; Hansen, Christian J. ; Blair, Patrick J.
Broderick, Michael P. ; Faix, Dennis J. ; Hansen, Christian J. ; Blair, Patrick J. Less -
Description:
Meningococci have historically caused extensive illness among members of the United States military. Three successive meningococcal vaccine types were used from 1971 through 2010; overall disease incidence dropped by >90% during this period. During 2006-2010, disease incidence of 0.38 (cases per 100,000 person-years) among members of the US military was not significantly different from the incidence of 0.26 among the age-matched US general population. Of the 26 cases in the US military, 5 were fatal, 15 were vaccine failures (e.g., illness in a person who had been vaccinated), and 9 were caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y. Incidences among 17- to 19-year-old basic trainees and among US Marines were significantly higher than among comparison military populations (p<0.05). No apparent change in epidemiology of meningococcal disease was observed after replacement of quadrivalent polysaccharide vaccine with conjugate vaccine in 2007. The data demonstrate that vaccination with meningococcal vaccine is effective.
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Adolescent
Adult
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Meningococcal Infections
Military Medicine
Military Personnel
Neisseria Meningitidis
Research
Serotyping
Vaccination
Young Adult

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 18(9):1430-1437.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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