Rapid reporting EU surveillance system for meningitis W135: 2a: P1.2, 5 – update

S Handford; B Henderson

doi:10.2807/esw.06.14.02110-en

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Rapid reporting EU surveillance system for meningitis W135: 2a: P1.2, 5 – update
By S Handford and B Henderson
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Citation style for this article: Handford S, Henderson B. Rapid reporting EU surveillance system for meningitis W135: 2a: P1.2, 5 – update. Euro Surveill. 2002;6(14):pii=2110. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.06.14.02110-en

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After an epidemic of disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 in travellers returning from the haj pilgrimage to Mecca in 2000, enhanced surveillance for W135: 2a: P1.2, 5 infection or compatible strains was set up among several European countries (1, and references therein).