Abstract
Invasive meningococcal disease incidence in England declined from 1.93/100,000 persons (1,016 cases) in 2010-11 to 0.95/100,000 (530 cases) in 2018-19 and 0.74/100,000 in 2019-20 (419 cases). During national lockdown for the coronavirus disease pandemic (April-August 2020), incidence was 75% lower than during April-August 2019.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2495-2497 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 9 |
Early online date | 30 Jun 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Financial Information: No financial information.Open Access: Free to read, but no Open Access licence.
Publisher Copyright: Emerging Infectious Diseases - www.cdc.gov/eid
Citation: Subbarao S, Campbell H, Ribeiro S, Clark SA, Lucidarme J, Ramsay M, et al. Invasive Meningococcal Disease, 2011–2020, and Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, England. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021;27(9):2495-2497.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2709.204866
Keywords
- 2019 novel coronavirus disease
- COVID-19
- England
- Neisseria meningitidis
- SARS-CoV2
- United Kingdom
- bacteria
- bacterial co-infections
- case fatality rate
- coronavirus
- coronavirus disease
- meningococcal disease
- meningococcal vaccines
- severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
- viruses
- zoonoses