Epidemiology of meningococcal disease in north america. by Pollard, A, Scheifele, D, Rosenstein, N

“…Invasive disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis is one of the leading infectious causes of death in childhood in North America (1), but its prevention has not received the same priority on the health agenda as in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. There are several likely explanations, but the principal one is that disease incidence appears to be lower in both Canada (2) and the United States (3) than in some of these other countries (4,5). …”

Global epidemiology of meningococcal disease and vaccine efficacy. by Pollard, A

“…Throughout the past 200 years, epidemics of meningococcal infection have been noted in Europe, Africa, Asia, the United States, and New Zealand. The proportions of cases caused by the 5 predominant capsular types (A, B, C, Y, and W135) associated with the disease vary among different regions and within specific geographic areas with time. …”

Global epidemiology of meningococcal disease and vaccine efficacy by Pollard, A

“…Throughout the past 200 years, epidemics of meningococcal infection have been noted in Europe, Africa, Asia, the United States, and New Zealand. The proportions of cases cauesd by the 5 predominant capsular types (A, B, C, Y and W135) associated with the disease vary among different regions and within specific geographic areas with time. …”