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10579436

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
In October 1997, an outbreak of meningococcal disease occurred at the University of Southampton. All six cases were first year students living in halls of residence. Microbiological characterization of case and carrier strains, case interviews, and a meningococcal carriage prevalence survey were used to investigate the outbreak. Five cases were due to serogroup C strains, one case was unconfirmed. Serotyping did not distinguish between the strains but gene sequencing permitted identification of two distinct strains in the outbreak. Although none of the cases was known to each other, three had attended the same nightclub one evening 3-4 days before illness. Meningococcal carriage rates in undergraduates were within the range expected (147/587, 25%), but no carriers of outbreak strains were identified in this sample. The findings suggest that in communities with a high degree of social interaction, the introduction of highly virulent meningococcal strains may result in enhanced transmission with clustering of cases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0950-2688
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
123
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
185-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-3-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Meningococcal disease at the University of Southampton: outbreak investigation.
pubmed:affiliation
Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Health Authority, Portsmouth, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article