Journal article
Changing epidemiology of Infant Meningococcal Disease after the introduction of meningococcal serogroup C vaccine in Italy, 2006–2014
In Italy, the incidence of Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD) was around 0.28 per 100,000 over the last years. Since the risk IMD is usually high among infants aged less than 1 year, the researchers decided to evaluate the trend of IMD cases reported between 2006 and 2014 in this age group. In particular, the study aim was to describe the main characteristics of IMD cases in infants following the introduction of MCC vaccine (2005) and to estimate the number of cases which are potentially preventable through early vaccination.
Authors
Languages
- English
Publication year
2015
Journal
Vaccine
Volume
31
Type
Journal article
Categories
- Service delivery
Diseases
- Meningococcal meningitis
Countries
- Italy
Tags
- Coverage monitoring
- New vaccine introduction
- Performance monitoring
WHO Regions
- European Region