Serogroup Y Meningococcal Disease - Illinois, Connecticut, and Selected Areas, United States, 1989-1996

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 45, Issue 46, 1996, Pages 1010-1013

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ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; SEROTYPING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONNECTICUT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEROTYPING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030598261     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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