Meningococcal disease epidemiology in Brazil (2005–2018) and impact of MenC vaccination

•In Brazil, infant MenC vaccination was introduced in 2010.•We evaluated nationwide surveillance data across 2005–2018 to assess vaccine impact.•Incidence and mortality of MenC disease declined substantially in children

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vaccine 2021-01, Vol.39 (3), p.605-616
Hauptverfasser:	Aparecido Nunes, Altacílio, De Jesus Lopes De Abreu, Ariane, Cintra, Otavio, A.C.T. Cintra, Monica, Barbosa Coelho, Eduardo, Nogueira Castro De Barros, Eliana
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adolescents Age Brazil Brazil - epidemiology Child Child, Preschool Children Epidemiology Fatalities Humans Immunization Immunization Programs Incidence Infant Infants Meningitis Meningococcal disease Meningococcal Infections - epidemiology Meningococcal Infections - prevention & control Meningococcal Vaccines Meningococcemia Meningococcus Mortality Neisseria meningitidis Public health Surveillance systems Teenagers Time series Trends Vaccination Vaccine Vaccines
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Zusammenfassung:	•In Brazil, infant MenC vaccination was introduced in 2010.•We evaluated nationwide surveillance data across 2005–2018 to assess vaccine impact.•Incidence and mortality of MenC disease declined substantially in children
ISSN:	0264-410X 1873-2518
DOI:	10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.11.067