Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Scotland, 1994 to 1999, with Emphasis on Group B Meningococcal Disease

Serogroup B meningococcal disease--Oregon, 1994.

In Oregon, the incidence of meningococcal disease has increased substantially, more than doubling from 2.2 cases per 100,000 persons in 1992 to 4.6 per 100,000 in 1994--the highest incidence in Oregon since 1943. This incidence was almost fivefold higher than recent estimates for the United States during 1989-1991 (approximately one case per 100,000 persons annually) (1). This report describes ...

Epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease in 13 government hospitals in Thailand, 1994-1999.

This study was conducted to elucidate the magnitude of problem and the clinical course of invasive meningococcal infection from 13 government hospitals in Thailand between 1994 and 1999. Thirty-six strains of Neisseria meningitidis were isolated from 16 blood and 24 cerebrospinal fluid specimens; 4 patients had positive culture in both blood and CSF. Of the 16 strains, 9 (56.3%) were serogroup ...

Invasive meningococcal disease in childhood.

Surveillance of Invasive Meningococcal Disease

Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a nationally reportable disease in Canada. Since 1985, the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control (LCDC) has enhanced IMD surveillance to correlate case-by-case information provided by the provinces and territories with detailed laboratory studies done at the National Laboratory for Bacteriology at LCDC. This report provides information on IMD from 1 Janua...

Meningococcal Disease in South Africa, 1999–2002

We describe the epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease in South Africa from August 1999 through July 2002, as reported to a laboratory-based surveillance system. Neisseria meningitidis isolates were further characterized. In total, 854 cases of laboratory-confirmed disease were reported, with an annual incidence rate of 0.64/100,000 population. Incidence was highest in infants < 1 year ...