Article de revue
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.
Langues
- Anglais
Année de publication
2015
Journal
Vaccine
Volume
33
Numéro
31
Type
Article de revue
Catégories
- Prestation de services
Maladies
- Méningite à méningocoques
Pays
- Italie
Mots-clés
- Suivi de la couverture
- Introduction de nouveaux vaccins
- Suivi de performance
Régions de l'OMS
- Région européenne
