Can we, should we, eradicate the meningococcus?

► New meningococcal vaccines are being developed and implemented. ► We examine the degree of meningococcal disease control achievable with vaccination. ► Population and evolutionary considerations are important in control of meningococci. ► Eradication of all meningococci is currently neither achiev...

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Main Authors: Maiden, Martin C.J., Frosch, Matthias
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3366072/