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Volume 22, Number 8—August 2016
Letter

Meningococcal Group W Disease in Infants and Potential Prevention by Vaccination

Sydel R. Parikh, Helen Campbell, Kazim Beebeejaun, Sonia Ribeiro, Steve J. Gray, Ray Borrow, Mary Ramsay, and Shamez LadhaniComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Public Health England, London, UK (S.R. Parikh, H. Campbell, K. Beebeejaun, S. Ribeiro, S.J. Gray, R. Borrow, M.E. Ramsay, S.N. Ladhani); St. George’s University of London, London (S.N. Ladhani)

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Incidence of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in infants <1 year of age in England during the epidemiologic years 1998–99 through 2014–15. A) Incidence of IMD and phenotypic characterization of laboratory-confirmed meningococcal group W strains in infants <1 year of age. B) Total laboratory-confirmed meningococcal group W cases in infants <1 year of age by month of age. Cases related to the Hajj outbreak occurred during 1999–00 through 2001–02.

Figure. Incidence of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in infants <1 year of age in England during the epidemiologic years 1998–99 through 2014–15. A) Incidence of IMD and phenotypic characterization of laboratory-confirmed meningococcal group W strains in infants <1 year of age. B) Total laboratory-confirmed meningococcal group W cases in infants <1 year of age by month of age. Cases related to the Hajj outbreak occurred during 1999–00 through 2001–02.

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