Management of meningococcal outbreaks: are we using the same language? Comparison of the public health policies between high-income countries with low incidence of meningococcal disease

• Main Authors: Tea Burmaz (Author), Stefano Guicciardi (Author), Vittorio Selle (Author), Pier Luigi Lopalco (Author), Vincenzo Baldo (Author), Maria Pia Fantini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in high-income countries usually occurs sporadically with low incidence and occasionally as small clusters or outbreaks. The WHO guidelines (GLs) for IMD outbreak applies only to African countries with high endemic incidence. Several high-income count...