Epidemic
Research data from University of Bergen, Institute of Medicine update understanding of epidemic
Published in Health Risk Factor Week, December 12th, 2006
Researchers detail in "High case-fatality rates of meningococcal disease in Western Norway caused by serogroup C strains belonging to both sequence type (ST)-32 and ST-11 complexes, 1985-2002," new data in epidemic. According to recent research from Bergen, Norway, "A total of 293 meningococcal disease (McD) patients from Western Norway hospitalized during 1985-2002 were examined for risk factors related to death. The case-fatality rate (CFR) increased from 4% during 1985-1993 to 17% during 1994-2002."
"We analysed the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of the meningococcal patient isolates, with the aim of identifying whether highly virulent meningococcal strains...
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