Meningococcal disease outbreak related to the World Scout Jamboree in Japan, 2015

• Hoofdauteurs: Mizue Kanai (Auteur), Hajime Kamiya (Auteur), Alison Smith-Palmer (Auteur), Hideyuki Takahashi (Auteur), Yushi Hachisu (Auteur), Munehisa Fukusumi (Auteur), Takehito Saitoh (Auteur), Makoto Ohnishi (Auteur), Tomimasa Sunagawa (Auteur), Tamano Matsui (Auteur), Kazunori Oishi (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Problem: Six invasive meningococcal disease cases occurred among Scottish and Swedish nationals associated with the World Scout Jamboree (WSJ), an international mass gathering, held in Japan. The index case developed symptoms while returning home. The strains from all six cases were identical and se...