The epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease continues to change rapidly, even in
the three years since the first Meningococcal Exchange Meeting in 2008. Control of disease …

Outbreaks of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) are unpredictable, can be sudden and
have devastating consequences. We conducted a non-systematic review of the literature in …

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess changes in trends of meningococcal disease and
strain diversity of Neisseria meningitidis in Europe, South America, and Africa over the last …

During 2010, outbreaks of serogroup C meningococcal (MenC) disease occurred in 2 oil
refineries in São Paulo State, Brazil, leading to mass vaccination of employees at 1 refinery …

Background Routine infant immunization with meningococcal C conjugate (MCC)
vaccination started in Brazil in November 2010, scheduled at three and five months plus a …

Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of 133 isolates of Neisseria meningitidis
obtained from meningococcal disease cases in Argentina during 2010 were performed by …

Background: In 2010, introduction of the meningococcal C conjugate vaccine in Brazil for
children< 2 years provided an immediate reduction in the incidence rates of disease among …

Objective To evaluate the epidemiological profile of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD),
meningococcal meningitis, and Neisseria meningitidis carriers in Latin America. Methods A …

Background Meningococcal disease is caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis,
leading to substantial mortality and severe morbidity; with serogroups A, B, C, W135, X and …

Background Neisseria meningitidis is a leading etiologic agent of severe invasive disease.
The objective of the study was to characterise invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) …