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Get to know the most common serogroups in the US

 

Currently, there are 5 vaccine-preventable serogroups of meningococcal disease in the United States: A, C, W, Y, and B.1 In the US, most cases of meningococcal disease have been caused by serogroups B, C, and Y.1

 

Prevalence of Meningococcal Disease by Serogroup in the US2,*

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*In patients aged <1 to ≥65 years, from 2009-2018.

†Includes W and serogroups unable to be identified.

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CDC=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; MenB=meningococcal serogroup B disease; MenACWY=meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, and Y disease.

 

References: 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Meningococcal disease: causes and spread to others. http://www.cdc.gov/meningococcal/about/causes-transmission.html. Updated May 31, 2019. Accessed January 16, 2020. 2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Active Bacterial Core surveillance (ABCs). Neisseria meningitidis, 2009-2018. http://www.cdc.gov/abcs/reports-findings/surv-reports.html. Updated April 5, 2019. Accessed January 13, 2020.

 

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