Serogroup C invasive meningococcal disease among men who have sex with men and in gay-oriented social venues in the Paris region: July 2013 to December 2014

L Aubert; M K Taha; N Boo; Y Le Strat; A E Deghmane; A Sanna; A S Barret; D Lévy-Bruhl; S Vandentorren; I Parent du Châtelet

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES2015.20.3.21016

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Serogroup C invasive meningococcal disease among men who have sex with men and in gay-oriented social venues in the Paris region: July 2013 to December 2014
L Aubert¹ , M K Taha² , N Boo³ , Y Le Strat⁴ , A E Deghmane² , A Sanna¹ , A S Barret⁴ , D Lévy-Bruhl⁴ , S Vandentorren¹ , I Parent du Châtelet⁴
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Affiliations: ¹ French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) in Paris region, Paris, France ² National Reference Centre for Meningococci (NRC), Institute of Pasteur, Paris, France ³ Regional Public Health Agency (ARS) in the Paris region, Paris, France ⁴ French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS), Saint-Maurice, France

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L Aubert
lyderic.aubert ars.sante.fr
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Citation style for this article: Aubert L, Taha M K, Boo N, Le Strat Y, Deghmane A E, Sanna A, Barret A S, Lévy-Bruhl D, Vandentorren S, Parent du Châtelet I. Serogroup C invasive meningococcal disease among men who have sex with men and in gay-oriented social venues in the Paris region: July 2013 to December 2014. Euro Surveill. 2015;20(3):pii=21016. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES2015.20.3.21016 Received: 15 Jan 2015

Abstract

In November 2014, French public health authorities renewed the recommendation to target for vaccination against invasive meningococcal disease men who have sex with men (MSM) and all individuals ≥25 years attending social venues associated with the gay community. This policy was extended beyond the Paris region as a reaction to the continuing spread of serogroup C isolates belonging to a new lineage within clonal complex cc11 since the recommendation was first issued in July 2013.