title: Meningococcal meningitis - prevention in travellers.
abstract: This article is the first in a series providing a summary of prevention strategies and vaccination for infections that may be acquired by travellers. The series aims to provide practical strategies to assist general practitioners in giving travel advice, as a synthesis of multiple information sources which must otherwise be consulted.
authors.affiliation: coramayer@yahoo.com.au
authors.forename: Cora A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: Amy A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Neilson
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011315:Preventive Medicine; D057236:Travel Medicine; D014611:Vaccination