Invasive Meningococcal Capsular Group Y Disease, England and Wales, 2007–2009

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ABCs Areas California (3 county San Francisco Bay area); Colorado (5 county Denver area); Connecticut; Georgia; Maryland; Minnesota; New Mexico; New York (15 county Rochester and Albany areas); Oregon; Tennessee (11 urban counties) ABCs Population The surveillance areas represent 41,261,719 persons.Source: National Center for Health Statistics bridged-race vintage 2009 postcensal file ABCs Case Definition Invasive meningococcal disease: isolation of Neisseria meningitidis from normally sterile site in a resident of a surveillance area in 2009.ABCs Methodology ABCs personnel routinely contacted all microbiology laboratories serving acute care hospitals in their area to identify cases.Standardized case report forms that include information on demographic characteristics, clinical syndrome, and outcome of illness were completed for each identified case.Serogrouping of meningococcal isolates was done at CDC. Regular laboratory audits assessed completeness of active surveillance and detected additional cases.* Cases per 100,000 U.S. population For more information, visit our web site: http://www.cdc.gov/abcsCitation Centers for Disease

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