Vaccine Preventable Diseases

Meningococcal Disease

The disease

Meningococcal meningitis. Fact sheet No. 141. Revised May 2003. [WHO]

Meningococcal infections: recognizing, treating and preventing infections caused by Neisseria meningitides [NFID]

Frequently asked questions

Meningococcal disease. Frequently asked questions [CDC-NCID-DBMD]

Epidemiology

Meningococcal disease in Ireland since the introduction of meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccination. Eurosurveillance Weekly. Vol. 8, Issue 5. 29 January 2004.

Outbreak News Index - Meningococcal disease [WHO-CSR]

Other links

Meningococcal disease: public health burden and control [WHO-CSR]

WHO report on global surveillance of epidemic-prone infectious diseases - Meningococcal disease [WHO-CSR]

Vaccine-preventable disease photos [Meningococcal Disease] [IAC]

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