title: Global epidemiology of meningococcal disease.
authors.affiliation: Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Broome
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D012307:Risk Factors