Rise in Group W Meningococcal Carriage in University Students, United Kingdom

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Neil J OldfieldDavid P J Turner

Abstract

MenACWY conjugate vaccination was recently introduced in the United Kingdom for adolescents and young adults to reduce disease from infection by Neisseria meningitidis group W. We conducted a cross-sectional meningococcal carriage study in first-year UK university students. Despite 71% MenACWY vaccine coverage, carriage of group W increased substantially.

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