Meningococcal disease: the organism, clinical presentation, and worldwide epidemiology

J Travel Med. 2010 Sep-Oct:17 Suppl:3-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00448.x.
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MeSH terms

  • Africa / epidemiology
  • Asia / epidemiology
  • Canada / epidemiology
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / diagnosis
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology*
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / microbiology
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / prevention & control*
  • Endemic Diseases / prevention & control*
  • Endemic Diseases / statistics & numerical data*
  • Europe / epidemiology
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Humans
  • Meningococcal Infections / diagnosis
  • Meningococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Meningococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Meningococcal Infections / prevention & control*
  • Meningococcal Vaccines / therapeutic use
  • Neisseria meningitidis / isolation & purification
  • Primary Prevention / organization & administration
  • Saudi Arabia / epidemiology
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • Meningococcal Vaccines