Vaccination against meningococcal disease in Europe: review and recommendations for the use of conjugate vaccines
- 1 January 2007
- journal article
- guideline
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Reviews
- Vol. 31 (1) , 101-107
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6976.2006.00053.x
Abstract
At the end of 2005, six European countries had implemented public immunization campaigns with serogroup C conjugate vaccines, and all had experienced substantial declines in the incidence of serogroup C disease. A quadrivalent ACWY meningococcal vaccine is in use in the USA, but serogroup A is extremely rare in Europe and serogroups Y and W135 are infrequent causes of disease. This paper outlines recommendations on the use of conjugate vaccines in Europe based on the experience with meningococcal C conjugate (MCC) vaccines so far.Keywords
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