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About This Series
Infection with the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis can cause serious, life-threatening illness. Six serogroups are responsible for the majority of meningococcal disease worldwide, with serogroup B being most problematic in high-income countries. In recent years, 2 vaccines have become available to prevent serogroup B meningococcal disease. The importance of preventing meningococcal disease in infants is widely recognized. This program highlights the importance of considering vaccination for another population at risk: adolescents and young adults.
Infection with the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis can cause serious, life-threatening illness. Six serogroups are responsible for the majority of meningococcal disease worldwide, with serogroup B being most problematic in high-income countries. In recent years, 2 vaccines have become available to prevent serogroup B meningococcal disease. The importance of preventing meningococcal disease in infants is widely recognized. This program highlights the importance of considering vaccination for another population at risk: adolescents and young adults.
Host
Kevan H. Chambers, CBiol, MRSB
MEDEGY Science & Healthcare Co., St. Petersburg, Florida
Faculty
Carlo Signorelli, MD, MSc, PhD
Full Professor, Hygiene and Public Health, University of Parma, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Federico Martinón-Torres, MD, PhD
Head, Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases Section, Pediatrics Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela; Coordinator, Genetics Vaccines Infections and Pediatrics Research Group (GENVIP), Healthcare Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
