Meningococcal disease epidemiology:
Gray SJ, Trotter CL, Ramsay ME, Guiver M, Fox AJ, Borrow R et al. Epidemiology of meningococcal disease in England and Wales 1993/94 to 2003/04: contribution and experiences of the Meningococcal Reference Unit. J.Med.Microbiol. 2006;55:887-96.
Meningococcal vaccination:
Ramsay ME, Andrews NJ, Trotter CL, Kaczmarski EB, Miller E. Herd immunity from meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccination in England: database analysis. BMJ 2003;326:365-6.
Trotter CL, Andrews NJ, Kaczmarski EB, Miller E, Ramsay ME. Effectiveness of meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine 4 years after introduction. Lancet 2004;364:365-7.
Campbell H, Borrow R, Salisbury D, Miller E. Meningococcal C conjugate vaccine: the experience in England and Wales. Vaccine 2009;27 Suppl 2:B20-B29.
Campbell H, Andrews N, Borrow R, Trotter C, Miller E. Updated postlicensure surveillance of the meningococcal C conjugate vaccine in England and Wales: effectiveness, validation of serological correlates of protection, and modeling predictions of the duration of herd immunity. Clin.Vaccine Immunol. 2010;17:840-7.
Enhanced surveillance of meningococcal disease:
Shigematsu M, Davison KL, Charlett A, Crowcroft NS. National enhanced surveillance of meningococcal disease in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, January 1999 - June 2001. Epidemiol Infect 2002 Dec; 129(3): 459-70.
Davison KL, Ramsay ME, Crowcroft NS, Lieftucht A, Kaczmarski EB, Trotter CL, Gungabissoon U, Begg NT. Estimating the burden of serogroup C meningococcal disease in England and Wales. Commun Dis Public Health 2002 Sep; 5(3): 213-9.
Davison KL, Crowcroft NS, Ramsay ME, Begg NT, Kaczmarski EB, Stuart J, White JM, Orr H; Enhanced Surveillance of Meningococcal Disease Project Group. Enhance surveillance scheme for suspected meningococcal disease in five regional health authorities in England: 1998. Commun Dis Public Health 2002 Sep; 5(3): 205-12. Erratum in: Commun Dis Public Health 2002 Dec; 5(4): 343.
Clusters in educational institutions:
Granerod J, Davison KL, Stuart J, Crowcroft NS. Clusters of meningococcal disease in educational establishments in the United Kingdom: April 2001 to March 2002. Commun Dis Public Health 2004 Mar; 7(1): 51-5.
Davison KL, Andrews N, White JM, Ramsay ME, Crowcroft NS, Rushdy AA, Kaczmarski EB, Monk PN, Stuart JM. Clusters of meningococcal disease in school and pre-school settings in England and Wales: what is the risk? Arch Dis Child 2004 Mar; 89(3): 256-60.
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