Carriage of Neisseria meningitidis and meningococcal vaccine hesitancy among students residing in residential colleges in Dunedin, New Zealand

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Carriage of Neisseria meningitidis and meningococcal vaccine hesitancy among students residing in residential colleges in Dunedin, New Zealand

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Invasive meningococcal disease can cause rapid death or disability in unsuspecting healthy students residing in residential colleges. Carriage of Neisseria meningitidis is a precursor to the disease. While Neisseria meningitidis is present in an estimated 15% of the adult population, overseas studies have shown carriage is usually far higher among residential tertiary college students. This comprehensive study of meningococcal carriage and risk factors for carriage provides contemporary data ...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2022

Creator

O'Brien, Michael

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/14197

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New Zealand / Neisseria meningitidis / N. meningitidis / Meningococcal / Carriage Survey / University / Students / Residential College / IMD / Vaccine / Vaccine Hesitancy / MenB / MenW / Menactra / Bexsero / Public Health / Outbreak / Clearance Antibiotics / Immunisation / Immunization / Barriers

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