Clusters of meningococcal disease in educational establishments in the United Kingdom: April 2001 to March 2002.
J Granerød;
K Davison;
J Stuart;
N Crowcroft;
Health Protection Agency Communicable Disease Surveillance Centr;
(2004)
Clusters of meningococcal disease in educational establishments in the United Kingdom: April 2001 to March 2002.
Communicable disease and public health / PHLS, 7 (1).
pp. 51-55.
ISSN 1462-1843
https://material-uat.leaf.cosector.com/id/eprint/8975
Clusters of meningococcal disease in school and pre-school settings generate high levels of public anxiety. Thus, cluster detection and reporting is crucial to trigger prompt public health measures, and detailed study is essential to shape future public health policy. In 2001/02, most clusters were of group B meningococcal disease and most occurred in pre-school or secondary school settings. No clusters of group C meningococcal disease occurred in this time period.
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| Keywords | Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Cluster Analysis, Disease Outbreaks, Great Britain/epidemiology, Humans, Meningococcal Infections/*epidemiology, School Health Services, Schools/classification/*statistics & numerical data, Students/statistics & numerical data, Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Cluster Analysis, Disease Outbreaks, Great Britain, epidemiology, Humans, Meningococcal Infections, epidemiology, School Health Services, Schools, classification, statistics & numerical data, Students, statistics & numerical data |