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ArticleCanada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada2023

A National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) update on invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) epidemiology and program-relevant considerations for preventing IMD in individuals at high risk of exposure.

Anne Pham-Huy, Joseline Zafack, Courtney Primeau, Oliver Baclic, Marina Salvadori, Shelley Deeks

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Article in Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. 2025 update of the Greig Health Record: Part 2-what's controversial?Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2026
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  3. Effectiveness of the four-component protein-based meningococcal vaccine againstCanada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada · 2025
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  5. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2024
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  6. Meningitis B vaccination.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Anne Pham-HuyDepartment of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON.
Joseline ZafackCentre for Immunization Programs, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON.
Courtney PrimeauCentre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON.
Oliver BaclicCentre for Immunization Programs, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON.
Marina SalvadoriCentre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON.
Shelley DeeksNova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness, Halifax, NS.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Following recent outbreaks of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in Canada and updates to provincial vaccination guidelines, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) conducted a targeted review of evidence with a focus on immunization of adolescents and young adults. NACI reviewed national and international immunization recommendations for populations at high-risk of IMD, national IMD epidemiology and program-relevant considerations. Given the varied IMD epidemiology, NACI determined that recommending a pan-Canadian targeted program is currently challenging and that regional programs may be better suited to prevent IMD in population groups considered to be at high-risk of exposure. Further data is needed to ascertain contemporary risk factors for IMD (including activities and settings associated with bacterial acquisition, carriage and transmission) and estimate the true cost of meningococcal vaccine-preventable infections in Canada. To support provinces and territories in their decision-making, an outline of program-relevant elements for provincial and territorial consideration is provided.

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adolescents and young adultsguidanceinvasive meningococcal diseasemeningococcal vaccineNACINational Advisory Committee on Immunizationvaccination policy

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PMID38463903
PMCPMC10919448

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