Τίτλος:
Meningococcal serogroup Y emergence in Europe High importance in some
European regions in 2012
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Neisseria meningitidis is differentiated into 12 distinct serogroups, of
which A, B, C, W, X, and Y are medically most important and represent an
important health problem in different parts of the world. The
epidemiology of N. meningitidis is unpredictable over time and across
geographic regions. Recent epidemiological surveillance has indicated an
increase of serogroup Y invasive meningococcal disease in some parts of
Europe as shown in the epidemiological data for 2010 and 2011 from
various European countries previously published in this journal. 1,2
Here, data from 33 European countries is reported indicating that the
emergence of serogroup Y continued in 2012 in various regions of Europe,
especially in Scandinavia, while in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe the
importance of serogroup Y remained low.
Συγγραφείς:
Broeker, Michael
Bukovski, Suzana
Culic, Davor
Jacobsson,
Susanne
Koliou, Maria
Kuusi, Markku
Simoes, Maria Joao and
Skoczynska, Anna
Toropainen, Maija
Taha, Muhamed-Keir and
Tzanakaki, Georgina
Περιοδικό:
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Εκδότης:
Landes Bioscience
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
epidemiology; Europe; invasive meningococcal disease; serogroup Y;
meningococcal vaccines; surveillance
