A retrospective survey of clusters of meningococcal disease in England and Wales, 1993 to 1995: estimated risks of further cases in household and educational settings.

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Published in Commun Dis Rep CDR Rev on December 12, 1997

Authors

L Hastings1, J Stuart, N Andrews, N Begg

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1: Public Health Laboratory, Gloucester Royal Hospital.

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