Impact of meningococcal C conjugate vaccination programs with and without catch-up campaigns in adolescents: Lessons learned from Bahia, Brazil

• Main Authors: Lara Evellyn do Macedo (Author), Viviane Matos Ferreira (Author), Caroline Alves Feitosa (Author), Amélia Maria Pithon Borges Nunes (Author), Leila Carvalho Campos (Author), Marco Aurélio Palazzi Sáfadi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The significant increase in the incidence rates and ongoing outbreaks of serogroup C meningococcal (MenC) disease, associated with the sequence type-103 complex, motivated the incorporation of the meningococcal C conjugate (MCC) vaccine in the routine immunization program in the State of Bahia, Braz...