Mass Vaccination Campaign Following Community Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Krause, Gérard ; Blackmore, Carina ; Wiersma, Steven ; Lesneski, Cheryll ; Gauch, Laurey ; Hopkins, Richard S.
• Description:
  During December 12-29, 1998, seven patients ages 2-18 years were diagnosed with serogroup C meningococcal disease in two neighboring Florida towns with 33,000 residents. We evaluated a mass vaccination campaign implemented to control the outbreak. We maintained vaccination logs and recorded the resources used in the campaign that targeted 2- to 22-year-old residents of the two towns. A total of 13,148 persons received the vaccinations in 3 days. Vaccination coverage in the target population was estimated to be 86% to 99%. Five additional cases of serogroup C meningococcal disease occurred in the community during the year after the campaign began, four in patients who had not received the vaccine. The cost of control efforts was approximately $370,000. Although cases continued to occur, the vaccination campaign appeared to control the outbreak. Rapid implementation, a targeted approach, and high coverage were important to the campaign's success.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Child Child, Preschool Community Health Services Disease Outbreaks Female Humans Infant Male Mass Vaccination Meningitis, Meningococcal Meningococcal Vaccines Public Health Research

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 8(12):1398-1403.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f0f243d3e2c2031f228b89fba8aaef43ba91d5b2b6f0d1eae36c25e3a7561179
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/3080/cdc_3080_DS1.pdf
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