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Adolescents need a booster of serogroup C meningococcal vaccine to protect them and maintain population control of the disease.
- Source :
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Archives of Disease in Childhood . Apr2013, Vol. 98 Issue 4, p248-251. 4p. 1 Chart, 3 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- The article offers information on the need of a serogroup C meningococcal vaccine booster for adolescents to protect them from the disease meningococcal (MenC) caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis. It mentions that a clone of Neisseria meningitidis with a serogroup C polysaccharide capsule swept through England that caused a serious public health problem. It also presents graphs depicting peaks of diseased cases among young children and adolescents in England.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00039888
- Volume :
- 98
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 86175163
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2012-303103