A Severe Epidemic of Meningococcus Meningitis in Chile, 1941-1942

1 March 1944

journal article
research article
Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health

Vol. 34 (3) , 231-238
https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.34.3.231

Abstract

An account of a severe epidemic of meningitis in Chile with a case fatality rate of 15.9%, including discussion of carriers, types of meningococci isolated, and administrative problems encountered.