Mass Vaccination Campaign Following Community Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease

Mass Vaccination Campaign Following Community Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease

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 reso...

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Main Authors: Gérard Krause, Carina Blackmore, Steven Wiersma, Cheryll Lesneski, Laurey Gauch, Richard S. Hopkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
meningococcal vaccine
meningococcal meningitis
serotype C
bioterrorism
disease outbreaks
epidemiology
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/12/01-0421_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/12/01-0421_article

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