Changing epidemiology of meningococcal disease in Spain, 1989-1997

S Mateo; R Cano; C García

doi:10.2807/esm.02.10.00146-en

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Changing epidemiology of meningococcal disease in Spain, 1989-1997
S Mateo¹ , R Cano¹ , C García¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Epidemiological Surveillance Unit, National Centre for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Public Health, Madrid, Spain

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Citation style for this article: Mateo S, Cano R, García C. Changing epidemiology of meningococcal disease in Spain, 1989-1997. Euro Surveill. 1997;2(10):pii=146. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.02.10.00146-en

Abstract

In the 1980s, the presentation of meningococcal disease in Spain was closely linked to the predominance of serotype B. Since the early 1990s however, an increasing number of serotype C strains have been isolated from a number of localities in the west of