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An overview of the meningococcal disease and impact of the quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, which are the three membranes that cover the brain and the spinal cord; which occurs when the fluid surrounding the meninges becomes infected. Meningitis is a life-threatening disease, particularly in older people and immunocompromised cases. The estimated annual numbers of meningitis cases in the industrialized countries are about 4-6 cases per 100,000 people. Meningococcal disease is caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitides, which have A; C, Y, and W-135 serogroups. Immunization helps to protect the humans from infection, such as the meningococcal vaccine that protects from infection by A; C, Y, and W-135 serogroups. Meningococcal conjugate vaccines improve the immunogenicity potential, to prevent meningococcal disease. Several previous studies have documented the decrease in post-vaccination effectiveness induced by the meningococcal vaccines. However, effectiveness requires revaccination after a period of time from the first vaccination. The purposes of this article were to provide an overview of the meningitis disease, and demonstrate the effectiveness of the meningococcal conjugate vaccine.

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10.21608/nrmj.2021.208181

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Meningococcal, vaccine, Meningitis, Neisseria meningitides, Conjugate vaccine

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Asmaa

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Alrobai

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Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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aahmadalrobai@stu.kau.edu.sa

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Jehan

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Alrahimi

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Immunology Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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0000-0001-7803-2078

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Sahar

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El Hadad

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Research Center of Genetic Engineering and Bioinformatics, VACSERA, Cairo, Egypt

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0000-0003-4289-3209

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5

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6

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32652

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2021-12-01

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2021-11-03

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2021-12-01

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1,463

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1,479

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2537-0286

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2537-0294

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Novel Research in Microbiology Journal

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https://nrmj.journals.ekb.eg/

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An overview of the meningococcal disease and impact of the quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine

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23 Jan 2023