Meningococci, invasive disease
In terms of the Notifiable Infectious Diseases - data collection by Robert Koch Institute:Meningococci are bacteria of the Neisseria meningitidis. They are transmitted by droplets and arouse an acute, partly hyperacute disease, which mostly manifests as meningitis or also primary meningococcal sepsis. The lethality is 5 to 10 %. Meningococci are divided into different sero groups, of which exclusively the serogroups B and C occur in Germany.
Selected information about "Meningococci, invasive disease":
Tables:
- Notifiable diseases (starting from 2001)
- Vaccination coverage of children starting school
- Vaccines (prescriptions, sales, daily doses, 2008)
- Vaccines, preparation (daily doses, costs per dose, 2008)
Data Sources:
- Notifiable Infectious Diseases - Data Collection by Robert Koch Institute
- Notifiable Infectious Diseases - Data Collection by Robert Koch Institute - Methods [general]
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