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- Title
Impact of meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccines on carriage and herd immunity.
- Authors
Maiden, Martin C J; Ibarz-Pavón, Ana Belén; Urwin, Rachel; Gray, Stephen J; Andrews, Nicholas J; Clarke, Stuart C; Walker, A Mark; Evans, Meirion R; Kroll, J Simon; Neal, Keith R; Ala'aldeen, Dlawer A A; Crook, Derrick W; Cann, Kathryn; Harrison, Sarah; Cunningham, Richard; Baxter, David; Kaczmarski, Edward; Maclennan, Jenny; Cameron, J Claire; Stuart, James M
- Abstract
In 1999, meningococcal serogroup C conjugate (MCC) vaccines were introduced in the United Kingdom for those under 19 years of age. The impact of this intervention on asymptomatic carriage of meningococci was investigated to establish whether serogroup replacement or protection by herd immunity occurred.
- Publication
The Journal of infectious diseases, 2008, Vol 197, Issue 5, p737
- ISSN
0022-1899
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1086/527401