Epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease in Canada, 2012-2019

CONCLUSION: Invasive meningococcal disease is a rare but severe infection in Canada that mostly affects the very young. Serogroup B continues to account for the greatest proportion of disease. Serogroup W associated with ST-11 CC is becoming a growing contributor of disease in all age groups not protected by serogroup W-containing vaccines.PMID:37325257 | PMC:PMC10263176 | DOI:10.14745/ccdr.v48i05a06

Source: Can Commun Dis Rep - June 16, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Myriam Saboui Raymond Sw Tsang Robert MacTavish Amisha Agarwal Y Anita Li Marina I Salvadori Susan G Squires Source Type: research