Meningococcal infection in Scotland, 1995 to 1997

S. J. O’Brien; L. E. Smart

doi:10.2807/esm.02.10.00149-en

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Meningococcal infection in Scotland, 1995 to 1997

S. J. O’Brien¹, L. E. Smart²
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Affiliations: ¹ Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health, Glasgow, Scotland ² Scottish Meningococcal and Pneumococcal Reference Laboratory, Glasgow, Scotland

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Citation style for this article: O’Brien S. J., Smart L. E.. Meningococcal infection in Scotland, 1995 to 1997. Euro Surveill. 1997;2(10):pii=149. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.02.10.00149-en Received: ; Accepted:

Abstract

The incidence of meningococcal infection in Scotland was 4.1 cases per 100 000 population in 1996 compared with 3.8/100 000 in 1995 (210 cases reported in 1996 compared with 193 in 1995). There were 14 deaths, representing a crude case fatality rate of 6.