Targeted vaccination campaigns of teenagers after two clusters of B invasive meningococcal disease in Brittany, France, 2017

Targeted vaccination campaigns of teenagers after two clusters of B invasive meningococcal disease in Brittany, France, 2017

Abstract Background In December 2016, three cases of serogroup B invasive meningococcal disease, including two children from the same middle school (11 to 15 years old pupils), occurred in the department (administrative district) Côtes-d’Armor (Brittany, France). They were infected by a rare strain...

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Main Authors: Mathilde Pivette, Muhamed-Kheir Taha, Anne-Sophie Barret, Elisabeth Polard, Marie-Bernadette Hautier, Jean-Benoît Dufour, Marlène Faisant, Lisa Antoinette King, Denise Antona, Daniel Levy-Bruhl, Hélène Tillaut, Alexandre Scanff, Camille Morival, José-Hector Aranda Grau, Pierre Guillaumot, Bertrand Gagnière
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Serogroup B meningitis
Vaccination campaign
Adolescent
France
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09487-7

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