Meningococcal disease in Australia: 1997 and beyond.
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In 1997, the death of a young western Australian woman made meningococcal disease a media issue. The publication of horror stories of babies losing limbs created panic and the sense of an epidemic out of control. As we move into the peak period for occurrence of meningococcal disease in 1998, it is timely to review the 1997 data from the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) and to remind readers of the importance of early diagnosis and treatment in the management of meningococcal disease.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Communicable diseases intelligence
دوره 22 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998