A secondary case of meningococcal disease in an ambulance worker, Berkshire, November 2007

A Petsas; A Sharma; O Aghadiuno; M Abid; K Paranthaman

doi:10.2807/ese.13.04.08020-en

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A secondary case of meningococcal disease in an ambulance worker, Berkshire, November 2007
A Petsas¹ , A Sharma¹ , O Aghadiuno¹ , M Abid ¹ , K Paranthaman¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Thames Valley Health Protection Unit, Oxford, United Kingdom

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M Abid
muhammad.abid hpa.org.uk
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Citation style for this article: Petsas A, Sharma A, Aghadiuno O, Abid M, Paranthaman K. A secondary case of meningococcal disease in an ambulance worker, Berkshire, November 2007. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(4):pii=8020. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.04.08020-en

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Abstract

Secondary cases of meningococcal disease among healthcare workers are rare and avoidable. In this report, we describe a secondary infection in a healthcare worker who did not have significant contact with respiratory secretions of the index case.