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Editorial
. 2014 Nov 1;59(9):1222-4.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu599. Epub 2014 Jul 28.

Editorial commentary: fifteen years of protection by meningococcal C conjugate vaccines: lessons from disease surveillance

Martin C J Maiden  1 , Jenny M MacLennan  1
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Editorial

Editorial commentary: fifteen years of protection by meningococcal C conjugate vaccines: lessons from disease surveillance

Martin C J Maiden et al. Clin Infect Dis. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Neisseria meningitidis; carriage; epidemics; herd immunity; vaccination.

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