دورية أكاديمية
Meningococcal disease within the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
| العنوان: | Meningococcal disease within the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries |
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| المؤلفون: | Salah Al Awaidy, Onur Ozudogru, Selim Badur |
| المصدر: | Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, Vol 19, Iss 1 (2023) |
| بيانات النشر: | Taylor & Francis Group, 2023. |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Immunologic diseases. Allergy LCC:Therapeutics. Pharmacology |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | epidemiology, gcc countries, meningococcal disease, outbreaks, hajj, immunization, mass gatherings, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950 |
| الوصف: | This review reports on the recent epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries (focusing from 2012 onwards), the existing immunization strategies and the potential for IMD resurgence. MenACWY vaccination is now established in infant or adolescent immunization programs in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates. At present, GCC Countries do not include MenB immunization. National health surveillance reports indicate a total of 156 IMD cases reported across the GCC Countries between 2012 and 2021; between 30% and 80% of cases were reported in individuals aged ≥15 years. Lack of serogroup data hinders the assessment of vaccine impact and decision-making on additional vaccine introductions (e.g. MenB immunization). Hajj/Umrah pilgrimage and the increasing number of large-scale commercial and social events held in the GCC Countries pose a potential risk for future IMD outbreaks. Immunization policies for such events could be strengthened. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2164-5515 2164-554X 21645515 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2164-5515; https://doaj.org/toc/2164-554X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/21645515.2023.2193120 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/edbe16dc11b64a1c94188e3952fd4cda |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.be16dc11b64a1c94188e3952fd4cda |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 21645515 2164554X |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/21645515.2023.2193120 |