Two hundred and nine culture confirmed cases of meningococcal disease were reported in the Republic of Ireland in 1995, using a new laboratory based surveillance system. The reported rate of 5.9/100000 population is one of the highest in western Europe, but the rate differed widely between regions. Fifty-three per cent of cases were female. Half of the cases occurred in four months (January, February, March, and December). Nineteen cases (9\%) died. The highest age specific incidence was in infancy (under 1 year). Infections with serogroup B accounted for 105 cases (54\%) and serogroup C 87 cases (45\%). We estimate that up to 30\% of cases of meningococcal disease may be preventable when conjugate meningococcal group C vaccines become available, but cost benefit analyses will be required to determine how they should be employed.
%0 Journal Article
%1 fogarty_meningococcal_1997
%A Fogarty, I
%A Cafferkey, M T
%A Moloney, A C
%D 1997
%J Communicable Disease Report. CDR Review
%K Adolescent, Adult, Age Aged, Child, Collection, Data Distribution, Factors, Female, Humans, Incidence, Infant, Ireland, Male, Meningitis, Meningococcal, Middle Preschool, Rate Risk Sex Survival
%N 1
%P R9--13
%T Meningococcal disease in the Republic of Ireland: 1995
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9029872
%V 7
%X Two hundred and nine culture confirmed cases of meningococcal disease were reported in the Republic of Ireland in 1995, using a new laboratory based surveillance system. The reported rate of 5.9/100000 population is one of the highest in western Europe, but the rate differed widely between regions. Fifty-three per cent of cases were female. Half of the cases occurred in four months (January, February, March, and December). Nineteen cases (9\%) died. The highest age specific incidence was in infancy (under 1 year). Infections with serogroup B accounted for 105 cases (54\%) and serogroup C 87 cases (45\%). We estimate that up to 30\% of cases of meningococcal disease may be preventable when conjugate meningococcal group C vaccines become available, but cost benefit analyses will be required to determine how they should be employed.
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abstract = {Two hundred and nine culture confirmed cases of meningococcal disease were reported in the Republic of Ireland in 1995, using a new laboratory based surveillance system. The reported rate of 5.9/100000 population is one of the highest in western Europe, but the rate differed widely between regions. Fifty-three per cent of cases were female. Half of the cases occurred in four months {(January,} February, March, and December). Nineteen cases (9\%) died. The highest age specific incidence was in infancy (under 1 year). Infections with serogroup B accounted for 105 cases (54\%) and serogroup C 87 cases (45\%). We estimate that up to 30\% of cases of meningococcal disease may be preventable when conjugate meningococcal group C vaccines become available, but cost benefit analyses will be required to determine how they should be employed.},
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author = {Fogarty, I and Cafferkey, M T and Moloney, A C},
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shorttitle = {Meningococcal disease in the Republic of Ireland},
timestamp = {2011-03-11T10:06:02.000+0100},
title = {Meningococcal disease in the Republic of Ireland: 1995},
url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9029872},
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year = 1997
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