The everchanging epidemiology of meningococcal disease worldwide and the potential for prevention through vaccination

Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of bacterial meningitis and septicaemia worldwide and is associated with high case fatality rates and serious life-long complications among survivors. Twelve serogroups are recognised, of which six (A, B, C, W, X and Y) are responsible for nearly all cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD). The incidence of IMD and responsible serogroups vary widely both geographically and over time. For the first time, effective vaccines against all these serogroups are available or nearing licensure.

Source: Journal of Infection - June 2, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Sydel Parikh, Helen Campbell, Julie A. Bettinger, Lee H. Harrison, Helen S Marshall, Federico Martinon-Torres, Marco Aurelio Safadi, Zhujun Shao, Bingqing Zhu, Anne von Gottberg, Ray Borrow, Mary E Ramsay, Shamez N Ladhani Source Type: research