Rise in carriage of group W meningococci in university students in United Kingdom

Rise in carriage of group W meningococci in university students in United Kingdom

MenACWY conjugate vaccination was recently introduced in the UK for adolescents and 24 young adults to reduce disease due to Neisseria meningitidis group W (MenW). We 25 conducted a cross-sectional carriage study in first year university students. Despite 71% 26 MenACWY vaccine coverage, carriage of...

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Main Authors: Oldfield, Neil J., Cayrou, Caroline, AlJannat, Mahab A.K., Al-Rubaiawi, Ali A.A., Green, Luke R., Dada, Shehzan, Steels, Oliver D., Stirrup, Christopher, Wanford, Joe, Atwah, Banan A.Y., Bayliss, Christopher D., Turner, David P.J.
Format: Article
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
Subjects:
Neisseria meningitidis; carrier state; students; Meningococcus
Serogroup W-135; epidemiology
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40898/
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Summary:MenACWY conjugate vaccination was recently introduced in the UK for adolescents and 24 young adults to reduce disease due to Neisseria meningitidis group W (MenW). We 25 conducted a cross-sectional carriage study in first year university students. Despite 71% 26 MenACWY vaccine coverage, carriage of MenW, but not MenY, rose significantly in 27 students.

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