Targeted vaccination campaigns of teenagers after two clusters of B invasive meningococcal disease in Brittany, France, 2017

• Main Authors: Mathilde Pivette (Author), Muhamed-Kheir Taha (Author), Anne-Sophie Barret (Author), Elisabeth Polard (Author), Marie-Bernadette Hautier (Author), Jean-Benoît Dufour (Author), Marlène Faisant (Author), Lisa Antoinette King (Author), Denise Antona (Author), Daniel Levy-Bruhl (Author), Hélène Tillaut (Author), Alexandre Scanff (Author), Camille Morival (Author), José-Hector Aranda Grau (Author), Pierre Guillaumot (Author), Bertrand Gagnière (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In December 2016, three cases of serogroup B invasive meningococcal disease, including two children from the same middle school (11 to 15 years old pupils), occurred in the department (administrative district) Côtes-d'Armor (Brittany, France). They were infected by a rare s...