Effectiveness of Meningococcal B Vaccine against Endemic Hypervirulent Neisseria meningitidis W Strain, England

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Ladhani, SN; Giuliani, MM; Biolchi, A; Pizza, M; Beebeejaun, K; Lucidarme, J; Findlow, J; Ramsay, ME; Borrow, R (2016) Effectiveness of Meningococcal B Vaccine against Endemic Hypervirulent Neisseria meningitidis W Strain, England. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 22 (2). pp. 309-311. ISSN 1080-6059 https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2202.150369
SGUL Authors: Ladhani, Shamez Nizarali

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2202.150369

Abstract

Serum samples from children immunized with a meningococcal serogroup B vaccine demonstrated potent serum bactericidal antibody activity against the hypervirulent Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W strain circulating in England. The recent introduction of this vaccine into the United Kingdom national immunization program should also help protect infants against this endemic strain.

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Article

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Keywords:

Microbiology, 1108 Medical Microbiology, 1117 Public Health And Health Services, 1103 Clinical Sciences

SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre:

Academic Structure > Infection and Immunity Research Institute (INII)

Journal or Publication Title:

Emerging Infectious Diseases

ISSN:

1080-6059

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