Invasive meningococcal disease in North Queensland, 1990-1994
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All episodes of invasive meningococcal disease (n=69) that occurred in north Queensland over the five-year period 1990-1994 are described. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people had a considerably greater annual incidence (20.2 cases per 100,000) than did all other people (1.6 per 100,000 population). All three deaths were of young Aboriginal males. The majority (70%) of the isolates were serogroup C. Five outbreaks of serogroup C disease were identified, and these outbreaks accounted for nearly half of all the cases of serogroup C disease.
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