Enfermedad meningocócica en España. Análisis de la temporada 2015-2016
- Enrique Gutiérrez González
- Elena .V. Martínez Sánchez
- Rosa Cano Portero
- Rocío Amillategui dos Santos
ISSN: 1135-6286
Year of publication: 2017
Volume: 25
Issue: 1-6
Pages: 57-71
Type: Article
More publications in: Boletín epidemiológico semanal: Vigilancia epidemiológica
Abstract
Meningococcal disease is notifiable in Spain. The cases are notified individually on a weekly basis, including epidemiological and microbiological information through the National Network of Epidemiological Surveillance (RENAVE). The incidence of this disease in the Spanish population has undergone very important changes. Vaccination against serogroup C has caused a large decrease in the incidence of this serogroup. In addition, in the last decade cases caused by serogroup B have also decreased. In the 2015-2016 season, 314 cases were notified, of which 268 were confirmed and the incidence was 0.58 per 100,000 inhabitants. We analyzed the results of the epidemiological surveillance of meningococcal disease for the 2015-2016 season in Spain and its comparison with the previous ones.